Author: Ada

Parkview Christian Childcare Center

EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN HANDBOOK

These are our guidelines for critical events and emergencies. In all events we still need to use good judgement and common sense.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Goals
Scope
Evacuation Location
On Site Evacuation
Safe Room
Lock Down and Hide
Fire Evacuation
Evacuation To Off Site Locations
Family Reunification
Preparedness for other Emergencies
Bomb Threat
Intruder/Hostage
Utility Loss or Failure
Medical Emergency
Pandemic Flue/Contagious Dieses
Terrorism

In the event an emergency occurs during operation hours. The safety of children and staff is our first priority.
Our second priority the reunification of parents with their children.
Please keep phone lines open for emergency communication.
Our staff will do all they can to protect life, and keep personal injury down to a minimum, while cooperating with local emergency preparedness agencies.
Goals
*The primary goal of this plan is to protect our children, our staff and Parkview Ministries properties.
*Provide our parents with guidelines and procedures for emergency events.
Scope
Emergency Preparedness plan for critical and medical emergencies.
Critical events immediate response from public safety agencies. The preschool will manage until public safety officials arrive.
Examples : tornados, flooding, hurricanes, severe weather, terrorist attacks, fire, hazardous material spills, a hostage situation or kidnapping, threats involving weapons, explosions and suspects being pursued in our area.

Medical emergencies are possible life threatening, arising from health conditions as well as playground accidents, acts of violence, which will require emergency medical treatment.
Evacuation Locations
On site Evacuation
Safe room– a safe room is used when evacuation would place the children at risk. The most common on-site evacuation would be in response to a tornado warning, environmental hazard or gang activity. Our designated room is located in the Sanctuary (cry room).
Director: designates a evacuation to safe room. Teachers would move children immediately.
Lock Down and Hide
The director announces procedures by cell phones or runners.
Teachers lock doors and hide children in their classrooms. (Ignore all bells and alarms).
Stay quite as possible.
Director notifies authorities 9-1-1 we are in lock down and hide emergency.
Teachers clear hallways and bathrooms, lock your doors, turn off your lights, shut blinds and windows.
Take attendance
Allow no one outside of the classroom until all clear signal.

Lock down/Get out
If life threatening situation exists and you can exit immediately to a safe place.
Fire Evacuation
Evacuate the building quickly and calmly. Take count of children, notifying director if any are missing. Children go to fence line of parking lot. Fire drills are practiced once a month.
Evacuation to off-site Location
We would move children to an off-site location, due to a natural disaster or facility hazard or bomb threat, and the building is considered unsafe. In this case, the children would be transported to CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH 4901 W Lakeshore Dr. Waco TX. 76710. Contact person Sharon Becerra 254-776-7768.
Family Reunification
Director will inform staff of the need to re locate. Director will call staff at the re location site. The relocation site will have a secure area to hold our children. Set up area for parents/guardians to sign children out. We will only release students to authorized person. We will check proof of identity.

Procedures for other Emergencies
Bomb Threat
Director notifies law enforcement by calling 911
Notify staff
Evacuate immediately. Leave doors open. Meet emergency responders outside the building.
All cell phones turned off.
Intruder/Hostage
Ask intruder the purpose of his/her visit. If not legitimate ask them to leave. If they refuse to leave: call 911 give description of intruder.
Hostage situation
Lock door and hide mode
Call 911 tell them we are in lock Down. Upon arrival, director will give law enforcement control of situation. Everyone stays in Lock Down until “All Clear” is given.
If taken hostage
Try not to panic

Utility Loss or Failure
In certain conditions the school may need to be closed and parents will be called to pick up their child/children.
Medical Emergency
All staff are First AID and CPR Certified
Assess the situation quickly.
Call 911
Do not move the sick or injured unless safe to do so.
Pandemic Flue/Contagious Disease
We will enforce illness exclusion policies for children and staff. Please keep sick children home.
Terrorism
The Department of Homeland Security tries to communicate the threat level by using a system called Homeland Security Alert System (HSAS). Notify authorities as soon as possible.

Emergency Response Plans are review annually
Emergency Phone Numbers
Police, Fire, Medical Emergencies 911
Poison Control 1-800-222-1222
Gas Atmos 1-888-286-6700
Electric Hudson 1-800-527-2714
City of Waco Water 254-299-2489
Child abuse 1-800-252-5400
Safe room - The cry room in sanctuary
Fellowship Hall - Maintenance closet (lock from inside)
Fire drills: Children go all the way to the back of parking lot (by dumpster).
Leave the premises to: Central Christian Church
4901 W. Lakeshore Dr.
254-776-7768

Parkview Christian Childcare Center
Emergency Response Plan Handbook
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