Important
Information for Your Babysitter
  Whether
you occasionally hire a sitter to watch your children or you have full-time
in-home childcare, this checklist covers everything a caregiver needs to
know so she can keep your kids happy and safe when you're not around. Before
you go out, fill it in, print it out, post it on the fridge, and rest easy
as you head for the door. Register
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General Information:
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Our names:
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Our home address:
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Our home telephone
number:
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The name, phone
number, and location of where we'll be:
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The time we
plan to return home:
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House key is
kept:
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Car key is
kept:
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First-aid supplies
are kept:
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Medications
are kept:
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When to contact
us:
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If a child
has been crying for more than 20 or 30 minutes and you can't figure out
what's wrong.
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If a child
develops a fever, vomits, or is injured (more than a superficial scrape).
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Anytime a situation
develops that you feel you can't handle without help.
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Mom's work
and/or cell phone numbers:
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Dad's work
and/or cell phone numbers:
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In an emergency,
if we can't be reached, here's who to contact:
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(Input name,
relationship, address, and telephone)
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(Input name,
relationship, address, and telephone)
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(Input name,
relationship, address, and telephone)
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Emergency
help numbers to call:
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Poison control:
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Police department:
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Fire department:
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Hospital or
urgent care:
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Pediatrician's
name and number:
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What to do
in case of a fire:
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In the case
of a small, contained fire (on the stove, for example), the fire extinguisher
can be used if you already know how to operate one. Our fire extinguisher
is located:
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In the event
of a larger fire, gather all the children immediately and usher them out
of the house via the nearest door or window.
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Test doors
before you open them. Kneel down, reach up as high as you can, and touch
the door with the back of your hand--at the knob and around the frame. If
there's a fire on the other side, it will feel warm on the knob and around
the cracks.
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If the door
is warm, try another escape route.
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Exits are located:
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Take the kids
and go straight to a neighbor's house--preferably one who is on the "in
case of emergency" list--and call 911 from there.
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Call us, or
one of the above alternate contacts if we are not reachable.
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Health insurance
information you may need:
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Insurance company:
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Group/policy
number:
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Policy holder's
name:
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Policy holder's
identification number:
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Details about
our children:
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(Input child's
full name, age, weight, height, nap and/or bed times, plus special instructions--food
allergies, medical condition(s), names of medication(s) and dosages, special
instructions)
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(Input child's
full name, age, weight, height, nap and/or bed times, plus special instructions--food
allergies, medical condition(s), names of medication(s) and dosages, special
instructions)
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(Input child's
full name, age, weight, height, nap and/or bed times, plus special instructions--food
allergies, medical condition(s), names of medication(s) and dosages, special
instructions)
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(Input child's
full name, age, weight, height, nap and/or bed times, plus special instructions--food
allergies, medical condition(s), names of medication(s) and dosages, special
instructions)
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(Input child's
full name, age, weight, height, nap and/or bed times, plus special instructions--food
allergies, medical condition(s), names of medication(s) and dosages, special
instructions)
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House rules
and routines:
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Television
programs and movies that are acceptable or unacceptable:
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Foods that
are acceptable or unacceptable:
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Guidelines
for outside play:
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Guidelines
for company:
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Bedtime routine:
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Special considerations:
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Our discipline
philosophy:
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Never leave
children unattended with food.
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Special requests:
Please write down
details about your day/night with our children.
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What and when
did they eat?
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What time did
they nap/go to bed for the night?
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Were they well-behaved?
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Follow general
safety rules:
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Avoid giving:
raisins, hot dogs, raw carrots, celery, grapes, nuts, hard candy, gum, popcorn,
raw pears and apples to children under age four years. For ages four to
six years, be sure to peel and cut apples, pears, and carrots.
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Never drink
or eat anything hot while holding a baby or young child.
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Never leave
a child unattended with food. Make sure any food given to children under
age four years is cut into tiny pieces (about the size of a fingertip).
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