Education Partners for Perinatal Disaster Preparedness

Families expecting babies or with newborns may already be engaged with the education sector, including early care and education for the infant or siblings. Education partners can help teach children and families how to prepare for and respond to disasters. It is important to ensure that disaster preparedness plans in other sectors align with the plans in the education sector.

Potential partners include:

• Early care and education (Early Head Start, Head Start, general child care programs)
• Grade schools/elementary schools
• High schools
• Technical schools
• Colleges/universities