Daycare Center Missing Child Emergency Report Form

When a child goes missing from a daycare center, every second counts. This Daycare Center Missing Child Emergency Report Form provides childcare providers with a structured, immediate response protocol to document the incident, activate lockdown procedures, and notify parents and authorities quickly and efficiently.

Designed specifically for daycare centers, preschools, and early childhood education facilities, this emergency form template captures all critical information needed during a missing child situation—from the child's identifying details and last known location to authorized pick-up contacts and facility-wide response actions. The form guides staff through essential steps including immediate facility lockdown, systematic search protocols, and proper notification of parents, emergency contacts, and law enforcement.

The template includes fields for child identification (including photo upload), clothing description, last known whereabouts, authorized pick-up person verification, parent and emergency contact information with work details, witness statements from staff, and a comprehensive timeline of the incident and response actions. This creates a complete record that supports both the immediate search effort and any subsequent investigation.

Paperform makes emergency preparedness accessible for childcare providers by enabling you to create professional, mobile-friendly forms that work on any device. Staff can quickly complete the form from tablets or phones during the emergency, automatically notifying administrators and generating immediate alerts. With conditional logic, you can trigger different notification protocols based on the severity and circumstances of each incident.

Use Stepper to automate your emergency response workflow: automatically send SMS and email alerts to all staff members, notify parents and emergency contacts simultaneously, create incident reports that route to your director and board, and maintain a secure audit trail of all actions taken. This ensures your emergency response is coordinated, documented, and compliant with licensing requirements.

For childcare centers managing multiple locations or requiring parent sign-off on updated safety protocols following an incident, Papersign lets you quickly collect electronic signatures on acknowledgment forms, updated authorization lists, and revised safety procedures—keeping your compliance documentation current and accessible.

This template is trusted by daycare centers, preschools, early learning centers, and childcare facilities that prioritize child safety and regulatory compliance while maintaining the speed and clarity needed during emergency situations.