Placing your child in another person’s care can be a difficult and emotional decision. When looking for a child care program, your most important consideration is the safety and well-being of your child. Knowing your child will be cared for in a healthy and secure environment that has appropriate safety measures in place is a top priority. Before making a decision about a child care provider, visit several programs and ask questions, including those related to emergency plans.
Parents: Is Your Child Care Program Prepared?
Topics: Best Practices, Health & Safety, emergency preparedness
Continue ReadingFlu Season is Still Here: Protect Yourself and the Children in Your Care
With daylight savings time here, you may think that flu season has passed; that is not necessarily the case. Although spring is near, colds and the flu can still affect all of us.
Topics: Best Practices, Health & Safety, emergency preparedness
Continue ReadingHoliday Toy Safety – Making Smart Choices While Allowing Children to Still Have Fun
The holiday season often brings an abundance of excitement for young children who anticipate receiving new toys and games. The gift givers’ tasks aren’t accomplished by simply finding and buying the wish list items—attention also needs to also be paid on ensuring that gifts are age appropriate and pose no safety hazards.
Topics: Best Practices, Parenting, Health & Safety, emergency preparedness
Continue ReadingProtect Yourself in an Earthquake: The Great ShakeOut!
Drop! Cover! Hold On!
These three, simple steps can help you protect yourself during an earthquake. Federal, state, and local emergency management experts and other official preparedness organizations all agree that this is the appropriate action and steps to take in order to reduce injury and death during earthquakes.
Topics: Best Practices, Health & Safety, emergency preparedness
Continue ReadingSeptember is National Preparedness Month
Topics: Systems Building, Best Practices, Health & Safety, emergency preparedness
Continue ReadingCelebrating 26 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
July 26, 2016 marks the 26th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990.
Topics: Systems Building, Health & Safety, emergency preparedness
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