CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 4-17-14 In the event that the Child Development Center experiences an unscheduled emergency evacuation ...
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 4-17-14

In the event that the Child Development Center experiences an unscheduled emergency evacuation the following steps will be taken.

Preparatory Steps 1. Conduct emergency evacuation drills once a month. 

Document the event on the fire drill chart

Who Takes Action Program Director or designee

2. Know the location of all emergency exits. 



Evacuating CDC through the playground o Understand that the playground gate is locked for security and safety reasons o Know where the gate exits are located  Back left corner  Right front side o Know where the gate key is kept  The gate key is in the key box located at the exit door to the playground o Understand how to unlock the gate o Know where to take your children/students once outside of the playground fence  Everyone should proceed across the parking lot to the grass area near the swimming pool Evacuating CDC through the main entrance (front entrance) o Exit the building and turn right on the front sidewalk o Cross the parking lot and proceed to grass area adjacent to the student services patio

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All CDC Staff and Education Faculty

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Preparatory Steps 3. Prepare and maintain Emergency Evacuation Bags for:  The Infant Room  The Infant Toddler Room The bags should contain  Bottled water, diapers, wipes, and a blanket

Who Takes Action Infant Room Staff Infant Toddler Room Staff

4. Be prepared to use the nearest exit in the event of an evacuation/emergency.

Everyone

5. Follow the directions of Emergency Response Team or person announcing the emergency.

Everyone

6. The primary off campus evacuation site for CDC is:  Howard T. Ennis School gym  Howard T. Ennis School will only be used when directed by Emergency Response Team.

CDC Staff and Education Faculty

7. Understand and know how to access the Howard T. Ennis School property.  Transition between CDC and Howard T. Ennis School will be accomplished by o College bus when available o Carefully proceed walking along Community Drive to Howard T. Ennis School

CDC Staff and Education Faculty

8. When crossing any traffic lanes, staff and instructors/faculty are to take measures to ensure the safety and welfare of all students and children.  Be vigilant and prepared to deal with road and/or traffic conditions to ensure safety

CDC Staff and Education Faculty

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Preparatory Steps 9. Designate an emergency support team to assist and support the CDC Staff  Maintain current emergency phone lists for all children, staff, and faculty  Prepare a standardized statement to notify parents during emergencies  Work closely with the Public Information Team

Who Takes Action Department Chairperson and Program Director or Designee

Emergency Evacuation Procedures Evacuation Steps To Follow

Who Takes Action

1. When the fire alarm activates or when the order to evacuate CDC is received:    

Alert each classroom to initiate an emergency evacuation Direct visitors to the nearest exit Alert the Learning Resource Center to evacuate Notify Public Safety

2. Infant Room: When the fire alarm activates or when the order to evacuate CDC is received  Place infants in transport cribs AND/OR  Carry infants out of building  Take Infant Room emergency bag  Use nearest emergency exit  Proceed to designated meeting areas

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Program Director or Designee

Infant Room Staff

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Evacuation Steps To Follow

Who Takes Action

3. Infant/Toddler Room: When the fire alarm activates or when the order to evacuate CDC is received  Assemble all children in the room and prepare for evacuation  Ensure that all children stay together and are moved expediently to safety  Carry children as needed to safety  Take the Infant/Toddler Room emergency bag  Use the nearest emergency exit

Infant /Toddler Staff

4. Toddler Room: When the fire alarm activates or when the order to evacuate CDC is received  Assemble all children in the room and prepare for evacuation  Ensure that all children stay together and are moved expediently to safety  Carry children as needed to safety  Use the nearest emergency exit

Toddler Staff

5. Preschool & School-age Rooms: When the fire alarm activates or when the order to evacuate CDC is received  Assemble all children in the room and prepare for evacuation  Ensure that all children stay together and are moved expediently to safety  Carry children as needed to safety  Use the nearest emergency exit

Preschool Staff and School Age Staff

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Evacuation Steps To Follow

Who Takes Action

6. All DTCC Education Students:  Use nearest emergency exit  Do not disrupt the evacuation of children  Be aware of the children’s location at all times during the evacuation  Stay clear of emergency equipment once outside

DTCC Education Students

7. Assist with Infant/Toddler Room evacuation

8. Assume responsibility for each class and do the following:     

Close doors and windows before exiting classrooms Check restrooms for children and assist as needed Take class attendance sheets during the evacuation Assist leading children to designated safe areas Take attendance once safe area has been reached

Floaters

CDC Staff Education Faculty All Adults

9. Once everyone is out of the building, verify that the evacuation was safely completed by contacting    

Each Lead Teacher Learning Resource Center Manager Secretary Make a report to the Campus Emergency Operations Center Continued

Program Director or Designee

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Evacuation Steps To Follow

Who Takes Action

10. Assemble the Emergency Support Team (if needed) to make phone calls to each child’s parents/guardian   

Distribute copies of the prepared statement to each phone worker Distribute phone lists to designated support team members Be aware of the status of parental/guardian contacts that have been o Successful o No contact made

11. Keep pedestrians:  Away from emergency workers and equipment  Stay 300 ft. from affected buildings

Do not re-enter any affected building.

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Re-entry can only be approved by the Campus Emergency Operations Center

13. Once the “all clear” is given and re-entry to CDC is permitted:

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Ensure that the playground gate is relocked Ensure that the gate key has been returned to the lock box Continued

Emergency Response Team and Program Director or Designee

Emergency Response Team CDC Staff Director of Administrative Services, Evening Coordinator, and/or Emergency Response Team

Program Director or Designee

Emergency Assistance Button/Lanyard Procedures Using the Emergency Assistance Button or Lanyard will activate the blue light alert system and will simultaneously summons police. The Alert Button or Lanyard will only be used when other communication are not immediately available (4/17/14)

Emergency Assistance Button/Lanyard Procedural Steps To Follow 1. You should use the Emergency Assistance Button or Lanyard if  There is a hostile intruder  Police assistance is immediately necessary  There is a life threatening emergency (Always alert Public Safety to the emergency)

Who Takes Action

Everyone

2. When Emergency Blue Lights flash, front desk personnel and office personnel will:  Move to a safe place  Follow directions of faculty and staff  Do not leave until it is safe to do so

Front Desk Personnel Office Staff

3. Children’s Classrooms: When Emergency Blue Lights flash, CDC personnel are to:  Lock classroom door/turn off the lights  Pull emergency door shades down  Assemble all children away from door and window panels  Ensure that all children stay together  Await further directions from the Police/Campus Emergency Response Team

Center Teachers and Assistant Teachers

4. Playground: When Emergency Blue Light flashes CDC personnel are to:  Assemble all children away from emergency threat  Ensure that all children stay together and are moved expediently to safety  Carry children as needed to safety  Await further directions from the Police/Campus Emergency Response Team

CDC Teachers and Assistant Teachers

5. Remain in the protected area you have established until the all clear is given by the Police or Campus Emergency Response team

Everyone

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Emergency Shelter/Relocation Plans 4-17-14

The Delaware Tech Child Development Center will follow plans as outlined below in the event of an emergency. Emergency resources, coordinated through the campus Public Safety Office, will ensure food, water, and supplies to sustain children and staff for three days if needed. The Owens Campus, of Delaware Technical Community College, serves as a community emergency site, “Neighborhood Emergency Health Center”, in the event a county shelter must be established. The Public Safety Office, Emergency Response Team, coordinates all emergency relief measures for the Child Development Center. Shelter In Place Plan Shelter in place will be initiated by Delaware Tech Child Development Center, in the event of any unforeseen emergencies, which require shelter to be established to those on the premises. Center personnel will direct all children and adults away from rooms/areas, which contain exterior glass panels, whenever possible, until further direction is received from a college official or the college Emergency Response Team. During a shelter in place event, classroom shades will be pulled down and classroom doors will be locked. Lobby bathrooms are the designated shelter in place first option, for weather emergencies, which require shelter from exterior glass panels. Chemical Emergency In the event of a chemical emergency, Center personnel will follow the directions given from a college official or the college Emergency Response Team. The college has emergency procedures which have the ability to disable the air-vent systems, in the event that an emergency deems it necessary. Emergency Evacuation In the event of an emergency, which requires evacuation, Center personnel will follow the directions given from a college official or the college Emergency Response Team in accordance with the Emergency Evacuation Procedures posted in all rooms. In the event of a Center evacuation, which requires children and staff to be relocated off campus, children and staff will be relocated to the Howard T. Ennis gym. The Howard T. Ennis gym also serves as the Center’s evacuation drill site for inclement weather. Emergency Supplies 1. Water – Water should be stored in plastic containers. Avoid using containers that will decompose or break, such as milk cartons or glass bottles. A normally active person needs to drink at least two quarts of water each day. Hot environments and intense physical activity can double that amount. Children, nursing mothers and ill people will need more. Store one gallon of water per person per day (two quarts for drinking, two quarts for food preparation/sanitation) 2. Food – Select foods that require no refrigeration, preparation or cooking and little or no water. Suggested ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits, and vegetables are as follows: • Canned juices, milk, soup (if powdered, store extra water) • Staples--sugar, salt, pepper • High energy foods--peanut butter, jelly, crackers, granola bars, trail mix • Foods for infants, elderly persons or persons on special diets • Comfort/stress foods--cookies, hard candy, sweetened cereals, lollipops • Instant coffee, tea bags

3. First Aid Kit – A first aid kit should include: 1. Disposable nonporous gloves 2. Scissors 3. Tweezers 4. A non-glass thermometer to measure a child’s temperature 5. Bandage tape 6. Sterile gauze pads 7. Flexible roller gauze 8. Triangular bandages 9. Safety pins

10. Eye dressing 11. Pen/pencil and note pad 12. Instant cold pack 13. Current American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) standard first aid chart or equivalent first aid guide 14. CPR Barrier devise 15. Small plastic or metal splints 16. Non-medicated adhesive strip bandages, plastic bags for cloths, gauze, and other materials used in handling blood

Emergency Evacuation Procedures 4-17-14

FRONT DESK Front Desk Secretary: Upon receipt of an evacuation notification from the Emergency Response Team, the Child Development Center switchboard personnel will notify the Child Development Center Director of the need to evacuate the building. The Director will initiate an emergency evacuation once notification and approval has been received by the Emergency Response Team. The Director will notify the Child Development Center building staff to evacuate the building either in person, through alarm activation, or through the building Public Address Speaker System. (Child Development Ctr. and Learning Resource Ctr.) The Front Desk Secretary is to secure the front desk by locking all confidential documents and evacuate the building as follows:

Tasks: 1. Notify the Center Program Director & Learning Resource Center Personnel 2. Lock confidential material at the front desk. 3. Lock Cabinets 4. Check Restrooms 5. Record number of evacuees exiting from the lobby

Exit with Emergency Notebook, containing: 1. Door Signs (Center Evacuation & Center Lockdown) 2. Childhood Emergencies – What To Do – Reference Guide 3. Child Abuse & Neglect – Symptoms & Signs 4. CPR and Choking Guidelines – Mobile Copies 5. Building Evacuation Map 6. Child Development Center Lock-up Procedure 7. Emergency Phone Procedures 8. DTCC Emergency Guidelines 9. CDC Community Resource Directory – Emergency Numbers Etc. 10. CDC Emergency Procedures Pamphlet 11. DTCC Owens Campus Public Safety Campus Shooting Resource Pamphlet 12. Panic Button Procedures 13. Emergency Medical Procedures 14. CPR and Choking Guidelines 15. Emergency Conditions and First Aid Procedures 16. Promote Campus Safety 17. Inclement Weather Policy – Emergency Hotline Number 18. Campus Emergency Phone Number System (6 Pages) 19. Anthrax Facts 20. Tel Med – Recorded Information Service on topics related to health and children

Emergency Information: a. b. c. d. e.

CDC Staff Authorized to Administer Medication CDC Staff Emergency Cards CDC Staff Phone Numbers Child Custody Orders Class Roster/Classroom Child Alerts/ Child Emergency Cards

Exit with Additional Evacuation Items: 1. Parent Daily Sign-in Clipboards 2. Daily Deposit 3. Visitor Log

4. Front Desk Personnel Purse 5. Security Keys