Don't Babysit Without This Emergency Info

When you babysit for your grandchildren, whether it's the first time or the hundredth time, there are some things you expect to be provided, such as food for the kids' dinner; breast milk, formula or milk; and diapers and wipes. You wouldn't let parents leave home, or leave the children at your house, until you had these things. Emergency contact information is just as important. No parent should ever leave their children with a grandparent, or any other sitter, without providing all the following information in an easy-to-locate spot near a telephone. Make sure your grandchildren's parents have it waiting for you before your next babysitting visit, and ask them to make an extra copy that you can keep in your home for when the kids are dropped off with you. On yours, you'll need to alter some of the emergency contact information depending on which friends and relatives live closest to you.

Print the Emergency Information Card.

	Name: Date of Birth: Name: Date of Birth: Name: Date of Birth: HOME ADDRESS: HOME PHONE NUMBER: MOTHER (full name): Work number, including extension: Cell number: FATHER (full name): Work number, including extension: Cell number: (Close relatives living nearby who can be called upon in an emergency; note who has a car.) 1. NAME: RELATION TO CHILDREN: HOME PHONE: CELL PHONE: CAR?: 2. NAME: RELATION TO CHILDREN: HOME PHONE: CELL PHONE: CAR?: 3. NAME: RELATION TO CHILDREN: HOME PHONE: CELL PHONE: CAR?: (Include neighbors who live nearby and can be called upon in an emergency; note who has a car.) 1. NAME: RELATION TO CHILDREN: HOME PHONE: CELL PHONE: CAR?: 2. NAME: RELATION TO CHILDREN: HOME PHONE: CELL PHONE: CAR?: 3. NAME: RELATION TO CHILDREN: HOME PHONE: CELL PHONE: CAR?: NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: NIGHT/EMERGENCY PHONE (if different from above): AFFILIATED HOSPITAL: POISON CONTROL: 800.222.1222 LOCAL POLICE PRECINCT: (If you need to call 9-1-1, this is the script that will get you help most efficiently. Also, always call 9-1-1 from a landline, if at all possible; it makes it easier for emergency services to trace and locate your call and send help quickly:) "I’m calling because I need ________________________. The address here is ____________________________ (full address including apartment number). The cross streets are ___________________ and ___________________. The phone number here is _________________________." CHILD: SCHOOL NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER: TEACHER: CLASSROOM NUMBER CHILD: SCHOOL NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER: TEACHER: CLASSROOM NUMBER: