Daycare Emergency Procedures
Emergency contacts
Parents/guardians: Please use the following numbers to contact during emergency situations.
Note: These numbers will only be used during emergencies. They will not be checked during regular operations.
| Centre | Emergency Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Three-to-Five (East) | 604.506.5297 |
| Three-to-Five (West) | 604.506.5451 |
| Toddler | 604.218.1541 |
In Case of:
- Children and staff will crouch under tables until the shaking stops
- If we need to evacuate, we will follow the College and the Langara Child Development Centre Emergency Evacuation Procedures for Earthquake (see below)
- Staff from the Facilities Department will come to the centre as soon as possible to assess whether to re-enter the building
Evacuation procedure
- When safe to do so, staff in each centre will quickly move children out of the building through safe designated exits (doors with illuminated exit signs).
- The senior staff in each room will:
- Stay behind and scan all areas of the room to ensure that all children have been taken out of the building.
- Get roll book and emergency pack located on the top of the fridge (First Aid Kit, Epipen, emergency medication, Emergency Consent Cards, sanitary supplies, pain relievers, shed key and cellphone).
- Tape day care cellphone number notice on front door.
- Join the others.
- All groups will meet at the designated meeting spot -- the entrance to the path that encircles the golf course south of the campus beside B Building
- Once outside and clear of the building, at the designated meeting spot, roll call will be made
- If we are unable to re-enter the building for an extended period, we will walk to the closest Emergency Response Centre, which is located at the Sunset Community Centre on 51st Avenue at the corner of Prince Edward (one block east of Main Street)
- If we go to any place other than the day care or the alternate location parents can reach staff by calling the cellphone number posted on the front door. If possible, a staff member will return to the day care area to direct parents to their children
Additional Resources
Earthquake Drill Information
- Conduct monthly emergency drills with the children, alternating fire drills and earthquake drills
- Practice Emergency Evacuation Procedure during monthly drills
- A designated person will record monthly emergency drills (around the 15th of every month) in bound logbook. Include date, time and any comments
- Call security to escort us across the parking lot during monthly drills
Emergency Supplies List
The following emergency supplies are required if we need to stay at the day care centre for up to 72 hours in case of an earthquake. These supplies are stored in the day care building in rooms D103 and D105.
- Water
- 4 litres per day per person in tight lidded non-breakable containers
- Food and Utensils
- three-day supply of non-perishables: canned and dehydrated food, dried fruit, canned juices, “comfort” food
- plastic eating utensils, can-opener
- Medical Supplies
- First Aid Kit and First Aid Manual
- Medication:
- list of children with allergies or medical conditions
- pain relievers for children and adults
- medication needed for individual children (must have completed instructions for medication forms)
- hot/cold packs
- Hygienic Supplies
- Diapers, wipes, diaper cream, soap, paper towels, toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, sanitary supplies, tissues, latex gloves.
- Clothing and Shelter
- Two space blankets per person, 6 millimetres plastic sheeting, large plastic garbage bags.
- General Supplies
- Roll Books, Emergency Consent Cards and Emergency Evacuation Plan Radio with alkaline batteries, flashlight with alkaline batteries, candles in deep can and waterproof matches, rope, string, duct tape, masking tape, paper/pens/markers, books/toys/games, battery- operated lantern, spare batteries, bucket toilet
Additionally, parents are to send individual provisions for their child in a large Ziplock bag. See more information below.
Staff and Family Responsibilities
In case of a major emergency such as fire or earthquake, we must be prepared to respond appropriately. Our emergency preparedness procedures include doing fire and earthquake drills with the children, practicing our emergency evacuation procedure and storing emergency supplies.
If we have to evacuate the day care building in case of a fire or earthquake, all the day care groups will meet at our designated meeting spot, which is located at the entrance to the path that encircles the golf course, south of the campus, beside the B building.
If we go to any place other than the day care centre or the alternate location, parents can reach staff by calling the cellphone number that will be posted on the front door. If possible, a staff member will return to the day care area to direct parents to their children.
In our emergency preparations we are also asking parents to send the following provisions for each child. These provisions will supplement day care supplies in case of an earthquake. In a large ziplock bag, please include:
- Small flashlight with batteries
- Emergency aluminized polyester blanket (Canadian Tire)
- A few Band-aids
- Three non-perishable food items (e.g. cereal bar, powerbar). CAUTION: NO NUTS!
- A small comfort toy
- A small favourite book
- A picture of the family
- A comfort note
- A small package of baby wipes
- A small bottle of water
These individual packages will be stored in the playground shed in case we cannot re-enter the day care building. Each group will have its own airtight storage container, which will also include extra food, water, blankets, medical and hygienic provisions for staff.
In the event that a major emergency occurs, we are asking parents to come and pick up their child immediately at the day care centre, the designated meeting area, or at the alternate location.
Finally we are asking parents to fill out an Emergency Consent Card (provided upon Daycare intake). Please fill in both sides of the card and return it to the daycare centre. We will store all completed Emergency Consent Cards with our First Aid Kit that will be taken with us whenever we evacuate the day care so that we can call all parents.
