Parent
Responsibilities
Entrusting your children to the care of a babysitter is a
major responsibility. As a parent, you should know your
babysitter well and try to employ the same babysitter on a
regular basis. Only trust people who have a good sense of
responsibility and a genuine liking for children in their
care. As a parent, the most important information that you
can give to the babysitter is that, in an emergency, the
babysitter's first priority is the children's safety.
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Before the Babysitter Arrives
- Make sure that the children and
all family members are familiar with your home escape
plan including escape routes and your outside meeting
place. (You may wish to post the escape plan where
everyone will see it.)
- Test all smoke alarms to make
sure that they are working. Smoke alarms provide
precious early warning that can make the difference
between living or dying in a fire.
- Speak to responsible neighbors
so that, in an emergency, the babysitter may contact
them.
- Post emergency numbers by the
phone (police, fire, ambulance). Include neighbor's name
and telephone number and also the number where the
babysitter can reach you.
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When the Babysitter Arrives
- Tour the home with the
babysitter. Point out the children's bedrooms and exits
from those rooms.
- Review your home escape plan
with the baby-sitter. Discuss the floor plan pointing
out marked exits. Show the babysitter the outside
meeting place and location of your neighbors' houses.
- Make it clear to the babysitter
that if there is smoke or fire, your only concern is
that everyone get out of the house quickly and safely.
If the smoke alarm sounds, no one should try to locate
the fire and no one should try to put it out!
- Point out emergency telephone
numbers to the babysitter and provide him or her with an
emergency information sheet (see the example at back of
this brochure). Note: The babysitter should keep
this information sheet with him or her at all times when
they are babysitting your children. They may have to
leave the house quickly and run to a neighbor's.
- Provide a flashlight for the
babysitter in the event of a power failure.
- Provide any additional
information to the baby-sitter about the children's
routines and special needs i.e. allergies, medical
conditions and medications.
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Babysitter Responsibilities
In the event of fire
- Always keep the safety of the
children in mind. Get them to safety.
- If you see or smell smoke, or
detect an odor of gas, get the children immediately to a
safe location outside the building and call 911.
- Do not waste time dressing the
children, even in cold weather: wrap them in a blanket
or other suitable covering.
- Do not turn on switches as this
may create a spark, ignite gas vapors and cause an
explosion.
- No matter how small the fire,
move the children to a safe location outside the
building and call 911.
- Never re-enter a burning
building. Smoke and gases from a fire can be fatal.
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Remember
- Keep matches and lighters away
from children.
- Keep children away from space
heaters.
- Keep children in sight at all
times.
- Always keep this brochure in a
conspicuous place.
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Emergency Information for
Babysitters
Call
911 For
Any Emergency In Alexander County!
Family name:
Address:
Telephone:
Parents can be reached at:
Address:
Telephone:
Parents are due back at:
Neighbor's name:
Neighbor's telephone:
Important information about the children:
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Further
Information
For further information, contact the Sugar Loaf Fire
Department.
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