Emergency Role Action Sheets
Each staff member assigned to an emergency role should know the preparedness, response, and recovery actions for their role. Use these sheets to prepare staff assigned to emergency roles.
Emergency Preparedness
Being prepared before an emergency — such as a natural disaster, health pandemic, or violence — makes it easier for everyone to cope and recover during and after that emergency. These resources help early childhood programs learn more about emergency preparedness.
Check out emergency response and recovery and mental health and emergencies to explore related resources about responding to and recovering from disasters or emergencies.
Mental Health and Disasters
This chapter discusses ways to include mental health in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Emergency Recovery
Learn about the actions a program takes to resume services as soon as possible when the emergency is over and to help everyone cope with the results of the disaster.
Emergency Response
Learn about procedures to respond to emergencies and disasters.
National Requirements and Recommendations for Early Childhood Emergency Preparedness
Review these national requirements and recommendations when writing your emergency preparedness plan.
Emergency Preparedness Manual for Early Childhood Programs
The Emergency Preparedness Manual for Early Childhood Programs guides early childhood programs to make plans to help keep their program safe before, during, and after an emergency.
Practice Disaster Response Drills
Learn about the protocols and regular drills programs can practice now to help them prepare for a natural disaster.
Implement Short-term Disaster Management Measures
Identify some of the measures a program can implement immediately to prepare for a natural disaster.
Adhere to Federal, State, and Local Regulations
Learn about the federal, state, and local regulations that programs should consider as they prepare their facilities for natural disasters.
Preparing Head Start Facilities for Natural Disasters
Learn how to create a customized disaster management plan that addresses your facility’s specific needs.