State Resources to assist child care providers with Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

Alabama

• Alabama Department of Human Resources, Hurricane Katrina Information:
  http://www.dhr.state.al.us/page.asp?pageid=750
  
  
• Alabama Department of Human Resources, Child Care Services Division:
  http://www.dhr.state.al.us/page.asp?pageid=255
  
  
• Alabama Department of Human Resources, Child Care Services Division, Office of Child Care Licensing:
  http://www.dhr.state.al.us/page.asp?pageid=648

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Arkansas

• Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education:
  http://www.state.ar.us/childcare/

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California

• Disaster Planning: Self-Assessment Guide for Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes, by the Community Care Licensing Division, California Department of Social Services is available at http://ccld.ca.gov/Res%5Cpdf%5CDisasterGuideforHomesCenters.pdf.

• The California Health and Human Services Agency developed a form to help child care centers plan for disasters. This resource is available on the Web at http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/pdf/LIC610.pdf.

• The handout, How to Write a Disaster Plan for Family Child Care, from Bananas Child Care Information and Referral is available online at http://www.bananasinc.org/uploads/1080333354.pdf.

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Florida

• Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Office of Early Learning:
  http://www.floridajobs.org/earlylearning/index.html
  
  
• Florida Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Children and Families, Hurricane Katrina Information:
  http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/katrina/
  
  
• Florida Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Children and Families, Child Care Information:
  http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/childcare/
  

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Georgia

• Georgia Department of Human Resources, Hurricane Katrina Information:
  http://dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR/menuitem
  
  
• Georgia Department of Family and Children Service, Child Care and Parent Services:
  http://www.div.dhr.state.ga.us/dfcs_caps/
  
  
• Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Hurricane Katrina Information:
  http://www.decal.state.ga.us/Documents/Response%20to%20Katrina.pdf
  
  
• Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Child Care Services:
  http://www.decal.state.ga.us/CCS/CCSMain.aspx

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Iowa

• Emergency Response Planning Guide for Iowa Child Care, by Healthy Child Care Iowa is available at http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hcci/common/pdf/emergency_planning_guide.pdf.

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Louisiana

• State of Louisiana, Hurricane Information:
  http://katrina.louisiana.gov/
  
  
• Louisiana Department of Social Services, Hurricane Katrina Information:
  http://www.dss.state.la.us/index.htm
  
  
• Louisiana Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support:
  http://www.dss.state.la.us/departments/ofs
  /Child_Care_Assistance_Program.html
  
  
• Louisiana Department of Social Services, Office of the Secretary, Licensing:
  http://www.dss.state.la.us/departments/os/Licensing_.html

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Maine

• Y.I.K.E.S. Your Inventory for Keeping Everyone Safe: Planning Guide for Emergency Response Planning in Child Care (Maine Office of Child Care and Head Start):
  http://mainegov-images.informe.org/dhhs/occhs/yikesplanning.pdf

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Massachusetts

• The Massachusetts Department of Early Learning and Care has developed a brief guide to assist family child care providers in meeting the requirements for a written emergency procedures plan. Family Child Care Technical Assistance: Emergency Preparedness is available on the Web at http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs/TAEmergencyPlanning.pdf.

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Mississippi

• Mississippi Department of Human Services:
  http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us/index.html
  
  
• Mississippi Department of Human Services, Hurricane Katrina Information:
  http://www.mema.ms.gov
  
  
• Mississippi Department of Human Services, Office of Children and Youth, Child Care Assistance:
  http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us/ocy_apply.html
  
  
• Mississippi Department of Health, Hurricane Katrina Information:
  http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/
  _static/44,0,122,269.html
  
  
• Mississippi Department of Health, Regulation and Licensure:
  http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/30.html
  
  

• After Katrina: Building Back Better Than Ever by the Mississippi Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal is available on the Web at http://www.governorscommission.com.

• The Early Childhood Emergency Preparedness Initiative at Mississippi State University is an effort to develop and disseminate best practices for emergency preparedness and emergency response in widespread public disasters, as a result of lessons learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. For information visit, http://earlychildhood.msstate.edu/national-initiatives/emergprep.htm.

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New York

• Emergency Planning: A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Companies from the New York City Office of Emergency Management and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is available on the Web at http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/ready/biz_guide.shtml.

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North Carolina

• The Emergency Preparedness Web page for providers on the North Carolina Division of Child Development Web site at http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/providers/pv_emergency.asp provides an extensive listing of resources, including the following documents:

  • Emergency Plan Template for Child Care Providers at http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/pdf_forms/
    evacuation_childcare_providers.pdf.
  • Emergency Preparedness Tips for Child Care Providers at http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/pdf_forms/emrtips.pdf.
  • Security Awareness Tips for Child Care Providers at http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/pdf_forms/sectips.pdf.

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Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Day Care [Emergency] Planning Toolkit (Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency):
  http://www.pema.state.pa.us/pema/cwp/view.asp?A=566&Q=254999

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Texas

• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Hurricane Katrina Information:
  http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/About/News/2005/2005-09-21_Katrina_info.asp
  
  
• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Hurricane Rita Information for Child Care Providers:
  http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/About/News/2005/2005-09-22_Rita_CCL_info.asp
  
  
• Texas Workforce Commission, Child Care:
  http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers
  /serpro/serprosub1.html

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Vermont

• Emergency Response Planning Guide for Child Care, by the Child Development Division and Healthy Child Care Vermont is available at http://www.state.vt.us/srs/childcare/erp.htm.

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Virginia

• It Pays to Prepare! An Emergency Preparedness Guide for Child Care Providers, by the Virginia Department of Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Health, Healthy Child Care Virginia is available at http://nrc.uchsc.edu/RESOURCES/VAEmergencyPreparBro.pdf.

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Washington

• Disaster Procedures for Child Care by Healthy Child Care Washington is available at http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/mch/documents/daycare_disaster_procedures.pdf.

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