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INSTITUTE BLOG
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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.
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Jun 11, 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...
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Jun 5, 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...
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May 22, 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...
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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.
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May 8, 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 Staff
May 2, 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....
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May 1, 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...
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Apr 30, 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...
Institute Staff
Mar 19, 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...
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Mar 15, 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...
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Feb 6, 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...
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Jan 26, 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...
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Jan 2, 2019
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...
Institute Staff
Dec 13, 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...
Institute Staff
Nov 10, 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...
Institute Staff
Nov 5, 2018
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