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Jun 11, 2019

A New Law in Illinois Requires Testing for Lead in Water of Day Care Facilities

Children in child care centers, family child care homes, and group child care centers across Illinois may be at risk for lead poisoning.

Jun 5, 2019

What Can We Learn From the Virginia Beach Shooting?

On the afternoon of Friday, May 31, 2019, the City Municipal Center of Virginia Beach, VA was the site of another mass shooting in the...

May 22, 2019

Family Child Care Providers Give Input Into Preparedness, Active Shooter Training Programs

On May 20 and 21, 2019 in collaboration with the National Association for Family Child Care, the Montgomery County Child Care Resource...

May 8, 2019

Georgia Hosts Child Care Provider Preparedness Workshop

On March 21, 2019, The Institute For Childhood Preparedness had the privilege of presenting and being a member of the planning committee...

May 8, 2019

Kansas Agencies Working to Prepare and Adapt for Active Shooter Scenarios

The Institute for Childhood Preparedness toured the State of Kansas in early April, traveling over 400 miles.

The Institute for Childhood Preparedness in the News

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May 2, 2019

The Institute for Childhood Preparedness in the News

The Institute For Childhood Preparedness has been busy! We've been traveling across the country hosting Active Shooter Trainings for...

Institute for Childhood Preparedness & Kansas Head Start Association Offer Active Shooter Training

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May 1, 2019

Institute for Childhood Preparedness & Kansas Head Start Association Offer Active Shooter Training

In April 2019, we teamed up with the Kansas Head Start Association to conduct active shooter trainings throughout the State of Kansas....

Apr 30, 2019

Active Shooter Preparedness Training: The Importance of Preparing for the Unthinkable

Preparing for an active shooter incident is a topic that many of us in early childhood education never imagined having to discuss, much...

Inaugural YMCA Disaster Aware for Child Care Conference a Huge Success

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Mar 19, 2019

Inaugural YMCA Disaster Aware for Child Care Conference a Huge Success

The Institute for Childhood Preparedness was proud to be a part of the 1st ever YMCA Disaster Aware Conference this past weekend in San...

Mar 15, 2019

Journal of Environmental Health Highlights Early Childhood Disaster Recovery Work in the Caribbean

This month’s Journal for Environmental Health – published by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) contains a very...

Feb 6, 2019

Week In Review: We Hit the Road and Visited West Virginia and California

The week of January 21st-27th was phenomenal for The Institute For Childhood Preparedness. We brought our active shooter preparedness...

Jan 26, 2019

Memo: New Legislation in the State of Illinois

The (105 ILCS 128/) School Safety Drill Act: As of January 1, 2019, a new law went into effect in the state of Illinois. The law now...

Jan 2, 2019

Dangers of Unpreparedness: Preschoolers Served Pine-Sol Instead of Apple Juice

Honolulu Emergency Services Department recently received a terrifying call. A teaching assistant accidentally served Pine-Sol cleaning...

Afraid to Perform CPR on Women? You’re Not Alone.

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Dec 13, 2018

Afraid to Perform CPR on Women? You’re Not Alone.

Heart disease “is the leading killer of U.S. women and men alike.” Dr. Sarah Perman is an assistant professor at the University of...

Florida Yoga Studio Shooting: Hero Takes Down Gunman with Vacuum Cleaner

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Nov 10, 2018

Florida Yoga Studio Shooting: Hero Takes Down Gunman with Vacuum Cleaner

We often hear about shooters opening fire on innocent people. But, we rarely hear about survivors fighting back. While very scary, if you...

Safety Tips to Keep Your Family Safe on Shorter Days During the Fall Season

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Nov 5, 2018

Safety Tips to Keep Your Family Safe on Shorter Days During the Fall Season

The leaves are beginning to change, and the temperatures are dipping. Fall is here, and winter is close behind. While we await the...

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