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Early Childhood Disaster-Related Resources for Early Childhood Education Providers

Natural and man-made disasters can happen anywhere and at any time. Emergency preparedness at work, at home, and in the community is everyone's responsibility.

Millions of young children are in early childhood centers or homes on a daily basis. Making sure you are ready to keep yourself and the children in your care safe when a disaster strikes is of upmost importance. As a trusted and loved figure in children’s lives, you are also on the front lines of helping children recover and heal after disasters.

These resources can help you and your program with disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

Provides strategic-level guidance, leading emergency management and human services practices, and recommended actions for states and later-incorporated U.S. territories to enable states to meet the immediate health and welfare needs of repatriates

Intended for emergency managers and service providers assisting individuals, families, and communities with post-disaster housing, this one-page fact sheet describes four ACF programs that provide funding that may be used for post-disaster housing support

List of resources

Infographic highlighting benefits of breastfeeding, why it's important to continue doing so during a disaster, barriers to breastfeeding during disasters and how first responders can help.

The report was prepared under an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) contract to Abt Associates (Contract No. 290-06-00011-10).

Details the activities, processes, and structures required to execute effective operations across the emergency repatriation lifecycle, as well as the roles and responsibilities of interagency responders

Provides overarching guidance to help states develop and maintain an effective State Emergency Repatriation Plan

Answers to frequently asked questions about the U.S. Repatriation Program that offers temporary assistance to eligible repatriates upon their arrival to the United States

For ACF-supported human services programs that serve children, youth, and families, news reports about the outbreak of measles cases in a number of states may be especially concerning. Staff may have questions about what they can do to help prevent the spread of measles, and how to provide accurate information to parents.