Title: Practice emergency and safety procedures used in an early childhood environment.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services II (19153-II) > Section: Providing a Positive, Safe, and Healthy Learning Environment

Practice should include

- performing infant and child CPR certification first-aid procedures
- conducting or participating in safety drills (e.g., lockdown, tornado)
- implementing incident or accident reporting procedures
- demonstrating possible prevention techniques for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SUIDS)
- adhering to procedures for universal precautions (i.e., bloodborne pathogens)
- adhering to requirements of Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA), where applicable.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What are the emergency procedures that are used in an early childhood education setting? How and when will these practice drills take place?
- What items should be taken with the teacher and student in case of an emergency evacuation?

Communication

- What type of emergency information will need to be discussed with the preschool child?
- How will the necessity of practice drills be communicated to staff, students, and parents?
- Where in the school should emergency information be posted?

Leadership

- How do practice emergency drills lead to safer educational environments?
- What types of local, state, and federal practice drills need to occur?

Management

- How will preschool students be managed during practice emergency drills?
- Who is responsible for overseeing the practice drills?
- Why is it important to involve area law enforcement and emergency personal in the development of safety procedures and drills?