An emergency preparedness plan is designed to ensure the safety of children during an emergency by addressing staff responsibility and facility readiness with respect to emergency evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down. The plan addresses the types of responses to emergencies most likely to occur in your area including:(1) An evacuation of the children and caregivers to a designated safe area in an emergency such as a fire or gas leak;(2) A relocation of the children and caregivers to a designated, alternate shelter in an emergency such as a flood, a hurricane, medical emergency, or communicable disease outbreak; and(3) The sheltering and lock-down of children and caregivers within the operation to temporarily protect them from situations such as a tornado, volatile person on the premises, or an endangering person in the area.