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Emergency Preparedness Plans and Perceptions Among a Sample of United States Childcare Providers

Kendall A Leser1, Julie Looper-Coats2, Andrew R Roszak3

  • 1Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
|April 4, 2019
PubMed

Insights

Childcare providers, especially centers, have higher preparedness for emergencies like fires. Further research is needed on resources for effective disaster response and recovery in childcare settings.

Area of Science:

  • Disaster medicine
  • Public health preparedness
  • Childcare safety

Background:

  • Children face significant health risks during disasters.
  • Childcare facilities are essential environments for millions of children.
  • Assessing provider preparedness is crucial for child safety during emergencies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate childcare providers' perceived preparedness capabilities.
  • To compare preparedness levels between childcare centers and family childcare homes.

Main Methods:

  • A national online survey was administered to administrators of childcare centers and residential family childcare homes.
  • Data collected focused on emergency preparedness efforts and capabilities.

Main Results:

  • Few overall preparedness differences were found between childcare centers and family childcare homes.
  • Childcare centers more frequently reported having written emergency plans than family childcare homes (94.47% vs. 83.73%).
  • Both provider types reported higher preparedness for fires (91.31%) compared to other emergencies (45.08%-79.34%).

Conclusions:

  • Childcare providers demonstrate varied preparedness levels across different emergency types.
  • Future research should examine response, recovery, and necessary resources for childcare during disasters.
  • Enhanced support and resources may be needed to improve childcare provider confidence in managing emergencies.
Abstract

Keywords:
caregiverschild carechildrenemergency preparednessvulnerable populations

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