Babysitting Safety

When babysitting, know the address, emergency contacts, fire escape plan, and the location of children. In case of fire, stay calm, evacuate everyone, call 9-1-1, and notify the adults.

In case there is an emergency like a fire, you should always know:

• The address of where you are babysitting if you need to call 9-1-1
• Emergency contact information for the adult who hired you, a neighbour or a family member
• The family's fire escape plan
• Where the child or children are in the house if you need to evacuate them

If there is a fire

If there is a fire, stay calm and follow these steps:

• Get everyone outside
• Stay outside by the designated meeting area and don't go back in for anything
• Call 9-1-1 from a cell phone or a neighbour's phone
• Give the fire department the home address and stay on the phone until they tell you it's okay to hang up
• Call the adults who hired you or another emergency contact

Babysitting courses and training

There are many course babysitters can take to gain valuable safety skills, including:

• Canadian Red Cross babysitting courses
• SOS4Kids babysitting course
• St. John Ambulance babysitting course