Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School

Emergency Evacuation Procedure

Fire Procedure

• In the event of a fire the person to discover the fire will blow on the nearest whistle, which are located by the kitchen door and the main entrance door. 
• All children and staff will immediately stop what they are doing and assemble by the nearest fire exit, furthest away from the fire. 
• The kitchen, toilets and porch are checked for staff and children. 
• The Administrator, or other member of staff, will collect the phone, register and children information file, kept on the Administrator's desk.
• We will all make our way calmly to the small park opposite Chapel Cars/Mabs Car Valeting, where the register will be called.
• The Fire Brigade will be called giving details of where the fire is. 
• An allocated member of staff will notify the Pre-School opposite and the staff in the garage, and will then wait at the bottom of the road to direct the Fire Brigade to the hall. 
• Once all the children and staff are accounted for, parents will be notified by telephone, to come and collect their child. 
• Under no circumstances will staff or children be allowed in to the hall to collect personal belongings, until the Fire Brigade say it is safe to do so. 

Emergency/Incident Procedure

• In the event of any other emergency, including flood, bomb alert, act of terrorism etc, the whistle will sound. 
  
• All children will be calmly gathered together in a "safe" area, dependant on the nature of the emergency. The safe areas are:                       The park opposite Chapel Cars/Mabs Car Valeting                                                                                                                                                             Meadowfields School, Ufton Lane                                                                                                                                                                                       Area underneath the stage in Carmel Hall
• In the event of a bomb scare, the staff will take the children calmly to the designated area at Meadowfields School, Ufton Lane, which is deemed a safe distance from the Pre-School. 
• If safe to do so, children and staff will congregate in the park, as per the Fire Procedure. 
• If it is not safe to remove the children from the setting, the children will be kept calm within the setting, with all access windows and doors locked. 
• In the event of an attack, or threatening person(s) directly in the setting itself, staff and child will congregate under the stage. 
• Emergency services will be called and their advice followed. 
• We will do our upmost to keep your children calm and safe until we are in a position to contact you/return them to you, or a nominated person. 

The original of this document was signed on behalf of Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School Committee by the current Chairperson.