(i) How doors and disaster plan review (ii) How a provider will account windows will be secured if on-site. The disaster for all children; and needed; and plan must be read, (iii) How a provider will (ii) Where children will reviewed and signed coordinate with local or state stay safely inside the facility; by: officials to determine if the and licensed space is safe for (d) How parents and (a) The director and children after an earthquake. guardians will be contacted staff annually; and (c) Active shooter scenarios where an after the emergency situation individual at or near an early is over. (b) Parents when learning program is harming or (3) The licensee must children are enrolled. attempting to harm others with or keep on the premises a without a weapon. This plan must supply of food, water, (7) In addition to include lockdown of the early and medications required by the requirements for learning program or individual children for use in a fire drills and training steps including: disaster, lockdown, or set forth by the state (i) How doors and windows will shelter-in-place incident. fire marshal in chapter be secured to prevent access, if (4) As used in this section, WAC, you must: needed; and "lockdown" or (ii) Where children will safely means to remain inside (a) Document staff stay inside the early learning the family home child care education and training program; and when police or an official of the disaster plan; (d) How parents and guardians will be emergency response agency contacted after the emergency ends. notifies the licensee or (b) Conduct and Weight #5 primary staff person in charge document quarterly that it is unsafe to leave the disaster drills for (3) An early learning provider must keep on facility or be outdoors during children and staff (you the premises a three day supply of food, an emergency situation. do not have to conduct water, and medication for the enrolled a drill quarterly for number of children and current staff for each potential disaster use in a disaster, lockdown, or WAC 170-296A-2900 - just one drill per event. Weight #5 Emergency drills. quarter);
(i) How doors and windows will be secured if needed; and (ii) Where children will stay safely inside the facility; and (d) How parents and guardians will be contacted after the emergency situation is over. (3) The licensee must keep on the premises a supply of food, water, and medications required by individual children for use in a disaster, lockdown, or shelter-in-place incident. (4) As used in this section, "lockdown" or means to remain inside the family home child care when police or an official emergency response agency notifies the licensee or primary staff person in charge that it is unsafe to leave the facility or be outdoors during an emergency situation. WAC 170-296A-2900 Emergency drills. disaster plan review on-site. The disaster plan must be read, reviewed and signed by: (a) The director and staff annually; and (b) Parents when children are enrolled. (7) In addition to the requirements for fire drills and training set forth by the state fire marshal in chapter WAC, you must: (a) Document staff education and training of the disaster plan; (b) Conduct and document quarterly disaster drills for children and staff (you do not have to conduct a drill quarterly for each potential disaster - just one drill per quarter); (ii) How a provider will account for all children; and (iii) How a provider will coordinate with local or state officials to determine if the licensed space is safe for children after an earthquake. (c) Active shooter scenarios where an individual at or near an early learning program is harming or attempting to harm others with or without a weapon. This plan must include lockdown of the early learning program or steps including: (i) How doors and windows will be secured to prevent access, if needed; and (ii) Where children will safely stay inside the early learning program; and (d) How parents and guardians will be contacted after the emergency ends. Weight #5 (3) An early learning provider must keep on the premises a three day supply of food, water, and medication for the enrolled number of children and current staff for use in a disaster, lockdown, or event. Weight #5
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