(c) Actions to be taken by centers may follow Standards) and the State Fire the person discovering the those procedures and Marshal’s office requirements, if a fire; actions in developing center early learning program. (d) How the licensee and their own plan. Be reviewed at program staff will evacuate all (4) The disaster orientation, annually with all early children, especially children plan must be: learning program staff with who cannot walk; (a) Specific to the documented signatures, and when (e) Calling 911 after child care center; the plan is updated. evacuating the children; (b) Relevant to the Be reviewed with parents or (f) How the licensee and types of disasters that guardians when a child is enrolled staff will account for all of the might occur in the and when the plan is updated. children in attendance; location of your child Be updated as needed by the (g) Where children and care center; provider and submitted to the staff will gather away from (c) Able to be department for approval. Weight the building pending arrival of implemented during #5 the fire department or hours of operation; and emergency response; and (d) Posted in every (2) The written emergency preparedness (h) How the licensee will classroom for easy plan must cover at minimum: inform parents or guardians access by parents and (a) Disaster plans, including fires that and arrange pick up of staff. may require evacuation: children if needed. (5) Your disaster (i) An evacuation floor plan that WAC 170-296A-2850 plan must identify: identifies room numbers or (1) The licensee must (a) The designated names of rooms, emergency have a written disaster plan position of the person exit pathways, emergency exit for emergencies other than (example: Director, doors, and for family home fire. The plan must be lead teacher, program based programs, emergency reviewed annually and supervisor, etc.) who is exit windows if applicable; updated as needed. responsible for each (ii) Methods to be used for (2) The written disaster part of the plan; sounding an alarm and calling plan must cover at minimum 911; the following: (b) Procedures for (iii) Actions to be taken by a (a) For disasters that may accounting for all person discovering an require evacuation: children and staff emergency;
(c) Actions to be taken by the person discovering the fire; (d) How the licensee and staff will evacuate all children, especially children who cannot walk; (e) Calling 911 after evacuating the children; (f) How the licensee and staff will account for all of the children in attendance; (g) Where children and staff will gather away from the building pending arrival of the fire department or emergency response; and (h) How the licensee will inform parents or guardians and arrange pick up of children if needed. WAC 170-296A-2850 (1) The licensee must have a written disaster plan for emergencies other than fire. The plan must be reviewed annually and updated as needed. (2) The written disaster plan must cover at minimum the following: (a) For disasters that may require evacuation: centers may follow those procedures and actions in developing their own plan. (4) The disaster plan must be: (a) Specific to the child care center; (b) Relevant to the types of disasters that might occur in the location of your child care center; (c) Able to be implemented during hours of operation; and (d) Posted in every classroom for easy access by parents and staff. (5) Your disaster plan must identify: (a) The designated position of the person (example: Director, lead teacher, program supervisor, etc.) who is responsible for each part of the plan; (b) Procedures for accounting for all children and staff Standards) and the State Fire Marshal’s office requirements, if a center early learning program. Be reviewed at program orientation, annually with all early learning program staff with documented signatures, and when the plan is updated. Be reviewed with parents or guardians when a child is enrolled and when the plan is updated. Be updated as needed by the provider and submitted to the department for approval. Weight #5 (2) The written emergency preparedness plan must cover at minimum: (a) Disaster plans, including fires that may require evacuation: (i) An evacuation floor plan that identifies room numbers or names of rooms, emergency exit pathways, emergency exit doors, and for family home based programs, emergency exit windows if applicable; (ii) Methods to be used for sounding an alarm and calling 911; (iii) Actions to be taken by a person discovering an emergency;
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