SHIP’S AHOY CHILDREN’S ACADEMY
1639
RYAN STREET
LAKE
CHARLES, LA 70601
(337) 494-0280
(337) 494-BOAT
EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN:
The purpose of this plan is to describe the actions to be taken in an emergency to make sure
that all the children and staff of this center are kept from harm. The safety and well being of children
and staff shall always take priority over all other considerations.
Following the listed instructions in sequential order to help to prioritize notification of emergency response
and to limit escalation and injury during the initial impact of the situation.
Our Center Address is:
1639 Ryan Street
Lake Charles, La 70601
Our Center
Phone number is: 337-494-0280, 433-2628
State Licensing number:
1225-342-9905
National Emergency Child Locator Center (NECLC) 1-866-908-9572 or 1800-588-9822
Primary Evacuation for building evacuation:
The Dream Center/ FEMA Center (337) 302-0218
1701 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, La 70601
Contact Person: Joe Banks (337) 263-5449
Secondary Evacuation for Area evacuations:
Locke Park Pavilion / Stephanie Smith (337) 540-9916
Parks and Recreation Ryan Street
Lake Charles, La 70601
Out of area evacuation contact:
NACCRRA- 1st Years- Paula Granger
(337) 332-8551 or (337) 342-7726
GENERAL:
--A copy of this plan will be
kept in the office in the Emergency Plan Binder, in the Emergency pack located in the office, and in each classroom.
--This plan will be reviewed annually by the director for accuracy
and updated as changes occur.
--All
staff will be given a copy of this plan and reviewed twice per year. All new hires will receive evacuation
training upon hire.
--The
enter and dismissal log must be checked in each situation to assure the children are accounted for. The
teacher is each classroom is to take their attendance log. Stephanie Smith, Carolyn Batchan, Shanna Ray,
or Rosa Marquez will take the emergency pack (located in the office).
SITUATION:
--Ship’s Ahoy is located
at 1639 Ryan Street. It is a three story building. The playground is fenced in.
--This center could be affected by hurricanes, tornadoes, fires,
flooding, technological hazards, criminal acts and hazardous materials incidents on Interstate 10.
--List of Staff and emergency numbers will be attached in binder.
--List of children with emergency
numbers and individuals authorized for pick up will be in grey safety box and in binder.
--The primary staff persons will be all teachers.
The director, assistant director and kitchen manager are considered secondary staff persons.
--Depending on the type of emergency, Stephanie Smith/ Carolyn
Batchan/ Shanna Ray will decide whether to shelter in place or evacuate the whole enter. If the neighborhood
has to be evacuated, the children will be taken to Locke Park under the pavilion. Parents and guardians
will be notified to pack up their children.
Tornado or Severe Weather
In the
event of inclement weather, all the center’s staff members are instructed to take the children to the center hallway
of the daycare, follow the Tornado Drill Procedures, and wail until the parent’s pick up their children.
Shelter in Place
Shelter
in place means that the staff and all children in the daycare will remain in the building. Shelter in place
can be used in emergencies such as severe storms, tornado warnings, and hazardous chemical incidents. Windows and doors will
be firmly closed and checked for soundness. If a storm gets very strong and windows are threatened, children
and staff will be moved into the middle hallway of the facility. In the event of hazardous chemical, window
and doors will be shut and all fans, air conditioners and ventilators will be turned off. Cloth will be
stuffed around gaps and bottom of doors. The center will stay in Shelter in Place until all clear is given
by the authorities.
Lock
Down
In the event of an intruder or other attack on the center,
the code word is to be given. The doors and window will be checked and locked, curtains to be closed.
The staff members shall account for all children and make sure that no one leaves the room. The children are to be
moved to the corner of their room away from all windows. Notify the correct authorities and follow the
lock down procedures until the event has ended.
EVACUATION PROCEDURES AND EXITS:
Infants:
The caregiver(s) will place the infants into an emergency crib
and exit the rear exit and proceed down the north sidewalk to designated area.
Toddlers:
The caregiver(s) will exit the
main entrance /exit and proceed down the north sidewalk to designated area.
Twos-Threes:
The caregiver(s) will exit the
main entrance /exit and proceed down the north sidewalk to designated area.
Fours/Pre-School:
The caregiver(s) will exit the
rear exit and proceed down the north sidewalk to designated area.
Evacuation to off site location:
In the event we are unable to re-enter the facility; we will
evacuate to our off site location across the street at the Event Center in the gym. It is located on Ryan
and East. The children will walk across the street at cross walk and wait for parents in the gym for pick up.
Children with special needs:
Two
years and younger will be placed in an evacuation crib and transported with the infants, under the care of the infant teachers.
Children with special needs over the age of two will be transported with their class; the teacher will push the wheel
chair if necessary. A specific plan will be made for each child with special needs as they enter the facility
and placed in the emergency binder and given to the teachers responsible for their care.
REUNIFYING CHILDREN AND ADULTS AFTER AN EMERGENCY
CRISIS
SHIP’S
AHOY CHILDREN’S ACADEMY
If there
is sufficient warning and it is safe to do so, childcare programs should strive to reunite children with their parents or
guardians before the event occurs.
Ship’s Ahoy will close
48 hours upon notice of any natural or man made disaster.
If an
emergency response is required the program should:
- Place child's name and parents' name on sticky and place on the child.
- Assign an individual (each child's teacher and asst. teacher) to be responsible for each child's
safety during the event.
- Keep parents informed when children are evacuated from the facility to a nearby
or distant location.
-Ensure there are multiple phone numbers for family members including home, cell,
and work phone numbers for both parents and guardians and other to whom the child can be released.
-Ensure
parents and guardians have designated in writing the relatives or friends to which children can be released after a disaster,
including one or more individuals outside the area.
-Inform parents in advance where the children will be taken if an evacuation is
required.
-Ensure they have the phone number of a family member or trusted friend out of the area such as a grandparent
or other relative who can be contacted to locate the parents.
-Establish an 800(toll-free)
or other emergency number for the program outside the area than parents can contact to learn where their child or children
have been relocated.
-Take and maintain a current digital photo of each child enrolled in the program
that can be used if it is necessary to post the child’s photo to aid in reunification; with the parents’ permission
email a copy of the photo files to a location outside the area for use in reuniting children with their parents during a disaster.
-Become
familiar with National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System(NEFRLS) and the National Emergency Child Locator Center
and the American Red Cross systems which have been developed to help reunite families who are separated during a disaster.
EMERGENCY SITES:
A building evacuation would require children to go to the primary location:
PRIMARY LOCATION: The Dream Center/ FEMA Center, (337)263-5449 Ryan Street,
Lake Charles, La 70601 (Across the street from Ship’s Ahoy Children’s Academy in the gymnasium)
An area evacuation would require children to go to the secondary location:
SECONDARY LOCATION: Locke Park Pavilion, (337) 540-9916 Ryan Street, Lake Charles,
La 70601 (walk down Bilbo Street and across over S. Ryan to the Pavilion)
