Jillian Ritter

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Involving Children in Child Care Emergency Preparedness
Topics: Parenting, emergency preparedness
Continue ReadingIntroducing: The Child Care Emergency Planning Video Series
Ensuring children’s health and safety in child care is the top concern for any child care program, and child care emergency preparedness is vital to meeting this need. One way providers can strengthen safety practices in a child care program is to have a written emergency plan.
Child care providers run an evacuation drill with infants in 2019.
Topics: Business Operations for CCR&Rs, Professional Development, Health & Safety, emergency preparedness
Continue ReadingPartnering with Families for Child Care Emergency Preparedness
Families put a lot of trust in child care providers every day. Part of that trust is knowing that children will be safe and cared for in any situation, including during and after an emergency. Child care providers who plan ahead are better-prepared and will know what to do to respond to an emergency and keep the children in their care safe. By planning and preparing in advance, they are also able to recover faster after an emergency.
Topics: Business Operations for CCR&Rs, Best Practices, Parenting, Health & Safety, emergency preparedness
Continue ReadingLa calidad del aire exterior y el cuidado infantil
Topics: En español
Continue ReadingResolve to Be Ready in 2021
The new year is a great time to reassess and ramp up your child care program’s emergency preparedness plans. Ready.gov encourages families to Resolve to Be Ready and we would like to help child care programs be ready in 2021 as well.
Topics: Business Operations for CCR&Rs, Best Practices, Health & Safety, emergency preparedness
Continue ReadingBusiness Continuity Planning for Child Care
Business Continuity
Business continuity, sometimes referred to as continuity of operations planning (COOP), involves being able to resume normal operations after a disruptive incident, such as an emergency or natural disaster.
Topics: Business Operations for CCR&Rs, Professional Development, Health & Safety, emergency preparedness
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