1. The address of where you are going to be.
2. A list of nearby friends, family, and neighbors and their contact information.
3. Contact information for the fire department, police department, poison control, and the pediatrician.
4. A list of any routines you have, like a story before bedtime.
5. A list of what your child can and cannot eat and drink.
6. Bedtime/naptime and how you enforce it.
7. A list of activities that are not permitted.
1. Special activities reserved just to be worked on with the baby-sitter
2. Things your child loves to do
3. How much television is okay and what channels are not permitted
4. Any special instructions on how to operate equipment
5. Show the sitter where the first aid kit is, the fuse box, a flashlight, and all the entrances and exits
6. Post your address and phone number by the phone with cross streets
7. A signed and dated medical consent form. Here is an example: Child’s name, date of birth, insurance carrier, and policy number. The doctors’ names and numbers, medical history, allergies, any chronic conditions, and a statement saying “any licensed physician, dentist, or hospital may give the necessary emergency medical service to my child (name) at the request of the person bearing this consent form.”