Records, Policies, Reporting and Posting – Emergency preparedness plan Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major Conflicts with ECEAP, revisions; Concerns; Head Start, Schools Suggested Alternate District Standards Language and Practices WAC 170-296A-2825 WAC 170-295-5030 170-300-0470 Fire evacuation plan. What do I need to Emergency preparedness plan. (1) If there is a fire in the include in my disaster An early learning provider must have and home during child care plan? follow a written emergency preparedness operating hours, the (1) You must plan. The plan must be reviewed and licensee's and staff's first develop and implement approved by the department prior when responsibility is to evacuate a disaster plan changes are made. Emergency the children in care to a safe designed for response preparedness plans must: place outside the home. to fire, natural disasters Be designed for response to fire, (2) The licensee must and other emergencies. natural disasters, and other develop a written fire The plan must address emergencies relevant to disasters evacuation plan and post it at what you are going to that might occur in the location of a place that is clearly visible do if there is a disaster the early learning program. to the staff, parents and and parents are not Be specific to the early learning guardians. The evacuation able to get to their program and able to be plan must be evaluated children for two or implemented during hours of annually and updated as three days. operation. needed. (2) The fire plan Address what the provider would (3) The evacuation plan must follow the do if he or she has an emergency must include: requirements in chapter and children are potentially left (a) An evacuation floor WAC or the state fire unsupervised. plan that identifies marshal requirements. Address what the early learning emergency exit pathways, (3) In areas where program must do if parents are emergency exit doors, and local emergency plans not able to get to their children emergency exit windows; are in place, such as for up to three days. (b) Method(s) to be used school district Follow requirements in chapter for sounding an alarm; emergency plan, 212-12 WAC (Fire Marshal
Records, Policies, Reporting and Posting – Emergency preparedness plan Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major revisions; Concerns; Suggested Alternate Language Conflicts with ECEAP, Head Start, Schools District Standards and Practices WAC 170-296A-2825 Fire evacuation plan. (1) If there is a fire in the home during child care operating hours, the licensee's and staff's first responsibility is to evacuate the children in care to a safe place outside the home. (2) The licensee must develop a written fire evacuation plan and post it at a place that is clearly visible to the staff, parents and guardians. The evacuation plan must be evaluated annually and updated as needed. (3) The evacuation plan must include: (a) An evacuation floor plan that identifies emergency exit pathways, emergency exit doors, and emergency exit windows; (b) Method(s) to be used for sounding an alarm; WAC 170-295-5030 What do I need to include in my disaster plan? (1) You must develop and implement a disaster plan designed for response to fire, natural disasters and other emergencies. The plan must address what you are going to do if there is a disaster and parents are not able to get to their children for two or three days. (2) The fire plan must follow the requirements in chapter WAC or the state fire marshal requirements. (3) In areas where local emergency plans are in place, such as school district emergency plan, 170-300-0470 Emergency preparedness plan. An early learning provider must have and follow a written emergency preparedness plan. The plan must be reviewed and approved by the department prior when changes are made. Emergency preparedness plans must: Be designed for response to fire, natural disasters, and other emergencies relevant to disasters that might occur in the location of the early learning program. Be specific to the early learning program and able to be implemented during hours of operation. Address what the provider would do if he or she has an emergency and children are potentially left unsupervised. Address what the early learning program must do if parents are not able to get to their children for up to three days. Follow requirements in chapter 212-12 WAC (Fire Marshal
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