1921.A · 1921.A.: Emergency and Evacuation Plan. The director shall consult with appropriate state and local authorities and shall establish and follow a written multi-hazard emergency and evacuation plan to protect children in the event of emergencies that at a minimum shall: 1. address any potential disaster related to the area in which the center is located; 2. include procedures for sheltering in place, lockdown and evacuation to a pre-determined site for potential threats to the safety, health and well-being of children in care; 3. include specific procedures for handling infants through two year olds, including food and formula; 4. include specific procedures for handling children with special needs, including the evacuation and transportation of children in wheelchairs; 5. include a system to account for all children; 6. include a system, and a back-up system, for contacting parents and authorized third party release caretakers; 7. include a system to reunite children and parents following an emergency; 8. include procedures for providing information about the emergency plan to parents at the time of enrollment and when changes occur; 9. be reviewed annually for accuracy and updated as changes occur; and 10. be reviewed with all staff at least once per year. 11. practice drills shall be conducted at least twice per year to include all children and shall be documented.

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1921.C · 1921.C.: Evacuation Pack The center shall have an evacuation pack, the location of which is known to all staff, that at a minimum shall contain: 1. a list of area emergency phone numbers; 2. a list of emergency contact information and emergency medical authorization for all enrolled children; 3. an emergency pick up form; 4. first aid supplies, hand sanitizer, wet wipes, and tissue; 5. diapers for children who are not toilet trained and plastic bags for diapers; 6. a battery powered flashlight and radio and batteries or a crank flashlight and crank radio; and 7. disposable cups and bottled water.

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1723.C · 1723.C.: Pediatric First Aid. Fifty percent of staff members on the premises of a center and accessible to children, or at least four staff on the premises and accessible to children, whichever is less, shall have current certification in pediatric first aid through training approved by the department.

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1507.C · 1507.C.: Independent Contractors. A daily attendance record for all extracurricular personnel, therapeutic professionals and other independent contractors, to include the first and last name of the contractor, date of visit, arrival and departure times, name of staff member that accompanied contractor, if required, and purpose of the visit.

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1807.C · 1807.C.: C. An early learning center shall obtain a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care purposes from the department for each visitor or independent contractor of any kind, and shall have documentation of said determination available at all times for inspection upon request by the licensing division, unless the visitor or independent contractor, other than therapeutic professionals as defined in §103, will be accompanied at all times while at the center when children are present, by an adult staff member who is not being counted in child-to-staff ratios. The center shall have documentation of said determination of eligibility, or documentation of the accompanying staff member, available at all times for inspection upon request by the Licensing Division.

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1911.G · 1911.G.: Pacifiers attached to strings or ribbons shall not be placed around the neck or attached to the clothing of a child.

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