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Finding quality care so that you can attend a child-free event without concern is no easy task for most parents. Working parents have also encountered the need for a backup plan when a child is sick and the normal setting will not work. Options do exist, and many of them provide that worry-free child care experience. It's just a matter of finding out who offers what.

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The babysitter information sheet supplies contact information for the care provider as well as details about your children.

Printable Parent Instruction Sheet New
What time is bedtime? What snacks are on the okay list? Can your children play outside? Print this form out of house rules and provide them to your child's care provider.

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