23-12 · Fire Drills

Licensing specialist monitored a fire drill at the time of this inspection to complete the requirement of one fire drill a year with Licensing Specialist present. During the fire drill, Licensing Specialist observed that the roster for the ones group was missing. Teachers had all children with them, no children were left behind. Ta was provided: Licensing Specialist disscussed the importance of the attendance records with teachers, children counted in the group were 10, Children recorded on the attendance sheet were 10, thus returning this standard into compliance at the time of this inspection. CCF Handbook Section 3.8.4 Fire Drills C. A current attendance record and parent contact information must accompany child care personnel out of the building during a drill or actual evacuation and be used to account for all children. The operator must maintain a written record of the fire drills showing the date, number of children and child care personnel in attendance, evacuation route used, and time taken for all individuals to evacuate the premises. Each fire drill record must be maintained for a minimum of 12 months from the date of the fire drill. The fire drills conducted must include, at a minimum: 1. One fire drill using an alternate evacuation route, 2. One fire drill during napping/sleeping times, and 3. One fire drill in the presence and at the request of the licensing authority. This drill will be coordinated with the operator or designee. CCF Handbook Section 3.8.5 Emergency Preparedness A. The operator must develop a written emergency preparedness plan that includes, at a minimum, procedures to be taken by the facility during a fire, evacuation, relocation, shelter in place, lockdown, and inclement weather (for example: hurricanes, tropical storms or tornadoes), and to facilitate parent/guardian reunification onsite and offsite. The plan must describe how the facility will notify and update parents/guardians, as well as, meet the needs of all children, including children with special needs or chronic medical conditions, during and following an emergency event. A current attendance record/classroom rosters and parent contact information must accompany child care personnel during the drill or actual emergency and must be used to account for all children. Daily classroom attendance rosters must be used to account for all children once gathered in a safe space after exit and upon return to the program

Corrected Corrected by Feb 12, 2024

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.