We provide half day parent participation programs in the mornings and afternoons five days a week. We have up to 24 children, 8 parents, and 1 teacher on site at any given time. Our school has a store of supplies for disasters including:
Sunflower butter
Dried fruit
6 cans spaghetti O's
12 cans tuna
24 Nutrigrain Breakfast Bars
8 bowls mandarin oranges
64 honey and oat granola bars
Powdered milk
Sliced American cheese
Saltine crackers
1 can each orange, apple, and lemonade concentrate
Two 2.5 gal containers of water
56 8 oz. bottles of water
We also store a parent-provided emergency supply bag for each child. We suggest to families that they include spare snacks and items that may be of comfort to their child (e.g., lovey, toy, family photo) in the case that we have to shelter in place for an extended period of time.
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Sherrie Rose Mayle
Director/Teacher
Campbell Parents' Participation Preschool
Campbell, CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-29-2020 03:38 PM
From: Nancy McCowan
Subject: Emergency Supplies
Our preschool day is from 9:15am-1pm Monday through Thursdays. We want to be fully prepared for an emergency but have limited storage space available. We currently have emergency kits for each classroom (emergency toilet, water, shelf stable food, first aid kit, etc) and each child has the earthquake kit from home (gallon bag with trash bag, note from home, juice box, snack, toy, flashlight). We are having trouble finding recommended emergency supplies for preschools. How much does your school keep in emergency supplies? Do you keep the recommended 1 gallon of water per person per 3-5 days as recommended on most sites? How much shelf stable food do you have on hand? Etc. Any feedback from your school or links to sites with some good information would be helpful. Thanks!
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Nancy McCowan
Lead Teacher
Sonshine Preschool and Kindergarten
Snohomish WA
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