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Record a drill
On Drills, "Record a drill": the site, the kind of drill, date, time and duration, who led it, who was present, everyone accounted for, and any issue found.
Watch out: Fire drill records are kept at least 12 months (s. 68(1)(e)); a month without a drill is visible before an inspector sees it. From 2027, a missing-child drill at least once every three months (s. 68.2(3)).
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Fire drills every month, and from 2027 missing-child drills at least once every three months. Recording one takes thirty seconds; the readiness list shows when the next is due.
A fire drill at least once a month in accordance with the Fire Code, with a written record of every drill and every test of the alarm and of the fire protection equipment, kept at least 12 months (s. 68(1)(e) and (2)); a centre in a school serving only the school board's pupils holds total evacuation drills by term instead. From January 1, 2027, a missing-child drill at least once every three months with the record kept at least 12 months (s. 68.2(3), added by O. Reg. 197/26). The page shows the last 12 months by site, so a month without a drill is visible before an inspector sees it.
Your centre's words for people and its policies may differ; the screens are the same. The screen is from KeepCount 0.99.162, captured October 29, 2026 in a demonstration organization: everyone in it is fictional. Section numbers are O. Reg. 137/15 (General) under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, read on e-Laws on October 20, 2026. This explains how KeepCount works; it is not legal advice, and the Ministry's program advisors decide compliance.