What should you leave for the babysitter?
Short answer: 21 items, from any allergies, clearly stated through to your mobile number. The complete Babysitter Info Sheet checklist is written out below — and the exact same 21 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The Babysitter Info Sheet checklist — all 21 items
- Any allergies, clearly stated
- Backup contact if you're unreachable
- Bath rules — never leave alone in water
- Bedtime routine, step by step
- Current medications and dosage times
- Dinner and snack plan
- Expected pick-up or return time
- Fire extinguisher and exit locations
- GP name and phone number
- Nearest family member or neighbour who could help
- Pet feeding instructions if relevant
- Poisons Centre number (0800 764 766)
- Screen time rules
- Spare key location if they need to lock up and go outside
- What to do if the smoke alarm goes off
- What's off-limits (rooms, cupboards, the dog's food)
- Where the first aid kit is kept
- Where the torch is (for a power cut, not just bedtime reading)
- Wifi network name and password
- Your actual home address (for calling 111 — sitters often don't know it)
- Your mobile number
The babysitter arrives, you're halfway out the door, and the handover is a shouted 'bedtime's seven-thirty, numbers on the fridge!' Then from the restaurant you remember the allergy, the nightlight, and the fact that the back door lock sticks. Every parent has done this exact drive-away-worrying routine at least once.
This info sheet covers what a sitter genuinely needs: emergency contacts, allergies and medications, meal and bedtime routines, house quirks, and the one thing sitters famously can't answer in a crisis — your actual home address, for calling 111. Run through it before they knock on the door and the evening starts calm — for them, for the kids, and for you.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "allergy note" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
What should you leave for the babysitter?
You need 21 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from any allergies, clearly stated through to your mobile number — and the same 21 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=babysitter%20info%20sheet opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Babysitter Info Sheet list (21 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.