Earthquake Disaster Planning in Nursery Schools

Disaster management planning of all educational institutes in high earthquake prone-areas is a necessity. In this paper, the development of an earthquake management system for nursery schools is highlighted. The unavoidable nature of the disasters, the impossibility to predict them and the need for considering the safety of the very young generation who are the future assets of communities emphasises this priority. Furthermore, small children are indeed one of the most vulnerable groups of the society, therefore, their protection is considered as highly important. This paper aims to develop an appropriate earthquake disaster management system for Iranian nursery schools with the hope that other developing countries can also benefit from the proposed programme. The plan can be expanded and implemented in schools, high schools and universities subject to specific requirements.