Health & Safety1 min read
What goes in your child’s daycare survival kit
Fraser Health requires each child to have a survival kit at the daycare. What goes in it, and the extras that bring comfort.
Edith Ziolkiewicz
Owner
It is a Fraser Health requirement that each child must have a survival kit at the daycare. We collect the kits upon registration, so every child in the building has supplies on hand if an emergency, such as an earthquake, keeps families from reaching us right away.
The kit must include a minimum of
- 9 protein bars
- 3 bottles of water (500 ml each)
- Thermal blanket
- Out of town contact
Optional items
- Flashlight
- Family photo
- Letter from the parents
- Soft toy
Why an out of town contact
After a large emergency, local phone lines are often overloaded while long-distance calls still get through. A contact outside the region gives us another way to reach your family.
The comfort items matter
A family photo, a short letter from you or a favourite soft toy won’t feed anyone, but they can calm a frightened child. Write the letter in simple words your child knows, and keep it warm and reassuring.
Keep it current
Label the kit with your child’s full name. Check the dates on the protein bars and water each year and replace anything that has expired, and update the photo and letter as your child grows.
