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
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
neighbor's 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 the Fire
Department.
| 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
Police:
Fire:
Ambulance:
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 Howlett Hill Fire
Department
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