Infant Information

Infants require special care, and must be part of your overall plan. Younger children may need to be picked-up from day care or school. Who will do this if you cannot be there? Older children and young adults will also need guidance and supervision, meal preparation, and maybe an alternate place to go until you can get home.
During a pandemic, day care, certain schools, and other related services may not be open, or may be forced to close early, or not be able to provide return transportation.

This site gives you the basics to prepare your basic plan, but you may wish to refer to this link and other sources provided on the Links page. http://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit

Keeping in Contact: An important part of your plan is how you will contact one another and review what you will do in different situations.

Here are a few special items that you will need for baby:

• Formula
• Diapers
• Bottles
• Powdered milk
• Medications
• Moist toilettes and other cleanup materials
• Diaper rash ointment
• Warm clothing and blankets

Child Information

During a pandemic, day care, adult day care, certain schools, and other related services may not be open, or may be forced to close early, or not be able to provide return transportation. Call and ask your service providers about their plans for a pandemic event, and how they will let you know in advance of their intentions.

Younger children may need to be picked-up from day care or school. Who will do this if you cannot be there? Older children and young adults will need guidance and supervision, meal preparation, and maybe an alternate place to go until you can get home.

This site gives you the basics to prepare your basic plan, but you may wish to refer to other sources provided on your Links page.

Consider the following:

• Create a support network to help in an emergency.
• Alternate child care arrangements - neighbors, family members
• Day care pickup/drop off – alternatives?
• Who will supervise if the day care is closed?
• Where will kids go if school is closed?
• Who will feed the kids?  e.g. school not operating.
• Do kids know who to call in family, friends, neighbor network in case you are not able to get home?
• Do kids know when to dial 311 or 911 for assistance?
• Give one nember of your support network a key to your house or apartment.