Child Care Centers

Resources for Child Care Centers/Child Care Homes

Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children

• Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide for Child Care Centers & Child Care Homes: These guidelines were developed for child care centers/child care homes in the State of Illinois to help with their development of a plan for emergency situations. This resource includes tools and forms that child care centers/child care homes can use in their disaster planning. Several of the forms have been made into a fillable format and are listed below:
  • Appendix 2: MOU Template for Child Care Centers/Child Care Homes
  • Appendix 3: Child Care Centers Record of Disaster Drills
  • Appendix 4: Disaster Drills/Exercise Evaluation Tool for Child Care Centers
  • Appendix 6: Child Care Centers/Homes Emergency Disaster Information Form for Parents
  • Appendix 7: Emergency Supplies Checklist for Child Care Centers/Child Care Homes
  • Appendix 8: Child Care Center Initial Rapid Damage Assessment
  • Appendix 9 Contact Release Information Form For Disasters
  • Appendix 10: Child Identification Card
  • Appendix 15: Bomb Threat Information Form for Child Care Centers/Child Care Homes

National Association of Childcare Resource and Referral Agencies

This webpage provides access to a number of resources for child care providers, parents of children in child care and emergency planners to assure that child care settings are prepared in the event of a disaster.

National Association of Childcare Resource and Referral Agencies Keeping Children Safe: A Policy Agenda for Child Care in Emergencies