Babysitting, Babysitters,
Childcare, Nanny, Nannies, Infants and Babies
GUIDE FOR BABYSITTERS
When you babysit, you are entrusted
with a child's life. Your primary responsibility is to care for the
children's needs and keep them safe. Below are the A-Cube guidelines that a
babysitter should follow:
- Have the following information
written down and readily accessible in the event of an emergency: Family
name, children's names, house address, parents' contacts, phone number(s) of
close relatives and neighbors, doctor's name and phone number.
- In the event of an emergency: Call
999: identify yourself by name, tell them you are babysitting and state the
problem. State the address of the house where you are babysitting and the
phone number you are calling from.
- Get written instructions about any
medicines to be given to the children.
- Having visitors while babysitting
is a bad policy. Always get approval if you would like to have a
visitor.
- Check the house for any special
locks, windows that cannot be climbed out of, other telephones and anything
all that would be a problem in case of an emergency.
- Check for hazards and things that
the children can get into in the house, such as matches, lighter fluid,
electric cords, plastic bags, medication, or anything else that may be
dangerous.
- Have a mental fire drill: plan on
more ways than one to get yourself and the children out of the house in case
of fire.
- Find out if you are to give the
children anything to eat or drink before bed.
- Ensure all the doors and windows
are locked from the inside, and lock the front door after the parents
leave.
WHAT TO DO AFTER THE PARENTS LEAVE
- Turn on the
porch/outside light in the evening before leaving.
- Check on the
sleeping children about every 15 minutes.
- If the children
are up, know their location at all times and never leave them alone too
long.
- TAKE THE CHILDREN
WITH YOU if you need to leave the house!
- DO NOT open the
door for anyone unless you personally know the person.
- Call the police at
999 if a stranger insists on coming into the house.
IN CASE OF FIRE
- Sound the alarm -- yell FIRE as
loud as possible.
- If possible, close the door to the
area where the fire is.
- DO NOT attempt to extinguish the
fire, but rather attempt to save a life.
- Get everyone out of the house, and
do not go back in for any reason.
- Keep all the children together,
and go to the approved neighbors's home.
- Call the Fire Department at 995
and leave the children with the neighbors, then go back outside to direct
the fire fighters to the fire if you need to.
A well-prepared babysitter will be
highly respected and greatly appreciated by parents.
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