These Babysitting Instructions provide contact details for the police, fire department and ambulance and the NHS non-emergency line. Where relevant, they also provide the children’s home address so that the babysitter can provide the correct address to any emergency services. The Instructions also provide the contact details of the parents, so that the babysitter knows how and where to contact them.
Where relevant, these Babysitting Instructions also provide:
the location of any first aid kits
the location of any fire extinguishers or fire blankets
contact details for any other emergency contacts (eg family members, friends or neighbours). While these don’t have to be included in the Babysitting Instructions, it is a good idea to do so as they provide the babysitter with options of other people to contact if they cannot reach the parents
contact details for the child’s GP
Your Babysitting Instructions must provide accurate information so that the babysitter knows how to quickly reach you and/or anyone else. By providing this information you also help the babysitter be prepared to take appropriate actions in case of an emergency.