Preparation puts the partnerships, policies, processes, and protocols from planning initiatives in place. Preparedness resources include examples and suggestions that support the ongoing planning for emergencies and disasters by both Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies and direct child-serving practitioners.
Federal Guidance on Disaster Planning
These federal resources offer guidance and examples on disaster planning and preparedness.
This information memorandum provides guidance to Lead Agencies on the development and implementation of a disaster plan for child care.
This website features resources for child care businesses and families, such as social media toolkits and a preparedness messaging planning calendar.
SAMHSA offers training, resources, and immediate relief via help line services like the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and Disaster Distress Helpline.
Technical Assistance Resources
These resources provide guidance for lead agencies to consider when creating disaster preparedness plans and policies.
Three worksheets expand the 2020 document’s scope to include natural and human-made disasters and public health emergencies.
This discussion brief identifies disaster response and recovery considerations from the COVID-19 pandemic, many of which could be appropriate for other more localized emergency and disaster responses.
This guide can help Lead Agencies think about what is needed for each type of continuity.
This tool supports state child care leaders as they plan, implement, and evaluate state policies to strengthen the quality of child care services received by infants, toddlers, and families.
This customizable tool can be used to develop and track key contacts for revisions to the plan and as a contact list in disaster response and recovery.
This suite of resources covers using consumer education websites to disseminate disaster response information.
This brief provides an overview of requirements for emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies.
This brief highlights some ideas and resources to share with providers as you think about the challenges of winter weather.
Developing a Disaster Plan
These resources include information that may be used by Lead Agencies, their contractors, and providers to support the development of the child care emergency plan in a child care center or family child care home.
This resource helps child care programs develop or update their emergency plans.
This resource includes helpful information and lists for child care centers and family child care providers.
This toolkit assists out-of-school-time (OST) programs in developing emergency preparedness plans that address the programs' distinct needs .
This resource guides modification of policies to ensure ongoing, safe breastfeeding practices in child care programs during infectious disease occurrences.