health-and-safety-emergency-preparedness-and-response-planning

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency standard for emergency preparedness and response planning does not include all the required elements for licensed centers, licensed family child care homes, license-exempt centers, or out-of-school programs, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(vii). (Plan Questions 5.3.7i - 5.3.7iv, 5.3.7vi, 5.3.7vii, 5.3.7ix, and 5.3.7x) • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on emergency preparedness and response planning including all elements, for licensed centers, licensed family child care homes, or license-exempt centers, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1g) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers or licensed family child care providers or an annual inspection for license- exempt centers for compliance with a standard for emergency preparedness and response planning and with related pre-service or orientation training requirements, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B) and 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii, 5.5.1bii, and 5.5.2ai) Overall Target Completion Date: 06/30/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The Lead Agency standard for emergency preparedness and response planning does not include all the required elements for licensed centers, licensed family child care homes, license- exempt centers, or out-of-school programs, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(vii). (Plan Questions 5.3.7i - 5.3.7iv, 5.3.7vi, 5.3.7vii, 5.3.7ix, and 5.3.7x 06/30/2025 2 Revise performance standards for emergency preparedness and response planning for licensed day care centers, licensed family day care homes/group day care homes, out of school time facilities, and legal exempt providers to include procedures for evacuation, relocation, shelter-in- place, or lock down; and continuity of operations, as well as accommodation of toddlers. c. Inform child care staff and providers of implementation of new performance standards. 6/30/24 03/31/2025 3 New performance standards become effective. 5/31/24 05/31/2025 4 Inform child care staff and providers of implementation of new performance standards. 06/30/2024 5 The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on emergency preparedness and response planning including all elements, for licensed centers, licensed family child care homes, or license-exempt centers, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1g) 06/30/2025 6 Revise pre-service/orientation training requirements on emergency preparedness and 02/28/2025 response planning for licensed day care center staff, licensed family day care home staff, group day care home staff, out of school time facility staff, and legal exempt provider. 7 Communicate with Quality Enhancement Agencies the new training requirements. 06/30/2025 8 Communicate to staff and providers the new training requirements. 06/30/2025 9 Implement new training requirements. 06/30/2025 10 The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers or licensed family child care providers or an annual inspection for license-exempt centers for compliance with a standard for emergency preparedness and response planning and with related pre-service or orientation training requirements, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B) and 98.42(b)(2)(ii). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii, 5.5.1bii, and 5.5.2ai) 06/30/2025 11 Draft a revised monitoring check list to include all required standards for emergency preparedness and response planning with the related pre- service or orientation training requirement for licensed centers, licensed family child care providers, and license-exempt centers. 02/28/2025 12 Implement new monitoring checklists. 06/30/2025