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(B) children with limited mobility; and

(C) children who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, including a child who is mentally, visually, or hearing impaired;

(3) includes procedures for other emergency situations or natural disasters that may affect the child care premises, including, as appropriate, tsunami, flooding, and earthquake emergencies;

(4) includes procedures for relocating services and reunifying the child and family when the child care premises are inaccessible;

(5) provides for emergency evacuation drills to be conducted and documented once each month unless postponed due to severe weather; the provider shall document the reason for any postponement; and

(6) includes procedures for lock-down and sheltering the children in place for emergency situations when evacuation is not possible. (e) A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(5) shall make and retain a record of each required evacuation drill and make the record available to the department upon request. The record must include

(1) the date and time of the drill;

(2) the name of each child in care who was present at the time of the drill, but did not participate in the drill, and the reason for nonparticipation;

(3) the amount of time used to complete the drill; and

(4) a critique of the drill including a brief evaluation of the evacuation. (f) The critique under (e)(4) of this section must include

(1) a review of actions taken by the provider;

(2) a review of responses by children in care during the drill;

(3) an evaluation of whether existing policies were followed and, if not, an explanation of why a policy was not followed;

(4) an evaluation of whether the policies followed were effective and, if not, a description of how any policy will be revised for future drills;

(5) for any critique that indicates a drill was ineffective in any way, an identification of factors contributing to an ineffective drill; and

(6) any suggestions for improving future drills. (g) If an emergency affects the child care business, a provider described in 7 AAC

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(B) children with limited mobility; and

(C) children who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, including a child who is mentally, visually, or hearing impaired;

(3) includes procedures for other emergency situations or natural disasters that may affect the child care premises, including, as appropriate, tsunami, flooding, and earthquake emergencies;

(4) includes procedures for relocating services and reunifying the child and family when the child care premises are inaccessible;

(5) provides for emergency evacuation drills to be conducted and documented once each month unless postponed due to severe weather; the provider shall document the reason for any postponement; and

(1) the date and time of the drill;

(2) the name of each child in care who was present at the time of the drill, but did not participate in the drill, and the reason for nonparticipation;

(3) the amount of time used to complete the drill; and

(4) a critique of the drill including a brief evaluation of the evacuation. (f) The critique under (e)(4) of this section must include

(1) a review of actions taken by the provider;

(2) a review of responses by children in care during the drill;

(3) an evaluation of whether existing policies were followed and, if not, an explanation of why a policy was not followed;

(4) an evaluation of whether the policies followed were effective and, if not, a description of how any policy will be revised for future drills;

(5) for any critique that indicates a drill was ineffective in any way, an identification of factors contributing to an ineffective drill; and

(6) any suggestions for improving future drills. (g) If an emergency affects the child care business, a provider described in 7 AAC