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 and licensed family child care providers, as required by 98.41(a)(1)(vii). (Plan Questions 5.3.7ii, 5.3.7iii, 5.3.7vi, 5.3.7viii, 5.3.7ix, and 5.3.7x) • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on emergency preparedness and response planning for licensed centers and licensed family child care providers, 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 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). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii and 5.5.1bii) Overall Target Completion Date: 08/31/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 KRS 199.895 (Kentucky Revised Statutes a.k.a. law) ￿ ￿Evacuation plan required for child-care centers and family child-care homes -- Annual updating of plan -- Provision of plan to local emergency management officials and parents￿ requires child care programs to have a written evacuation plan that must be updated by December 31 of each year. *KRS 199.895 has been effective since 01/01/2014 7/12/2012. 2 Filed amendment to administrative regulation (922 KAR 2:120) to add language about requirements to be federally compliant. 11/13/2024 3 Once the regulation changes have been completed, DCC will meet with our partners for feedback and will update the Emergency Preparedness training for all required parts of the question and Orientation (pre-service training). 03/31/2025 4 Guidance for continuity of care for Licensed and Family Child Care will be outlined in the Emergency Preparedness training and available as a resource from CCA Health and Safety Coaches. 05/31/2025 5 Updated emergency preparedness training and resources, including all components required by CCDF, will be made available to all providers. This step will correct the non-compliance. 06/30/2025 6 During each unannounced annual inspection, the Division of Regulated Child Care (DRCC) reviews all employee records to ensure all staff have had the required orientation training which will include the updated requirements for training on emergency preparedness and response planning for providers. Failure to complete training could result in a statement of deficiency or plan of correction. 08/31/2025