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Are you looking for a caregiver to watch your child . . .
- who is mildly ill and unable to go to school or child care,
- to meet an unexpected deadline,
- due to your schedule changing,
- when school or the child care program closes intermittently, or
- simply to go out and have a relaxing evening.
To help you find an occasional caregiver, we offer these resources.
Caregiving Resources
- Occasional Care Child Care -- a listing of individuals willing to do child care on an occasional basis.
- Bearly Sick -- a mildly ill, hospital based program in Cedar Rapids
- Babysitters -- a list of babysitters.
General Tips to Hire an Occasional Caregiver
- About Pediatrics: Hiring a Babysitter, Vincent Iannelli, M.D.
- About Fatherhood: Choosing the Right Babysitter, Wayne Parker
- About Parenting of K-6 Children: Babysitter Checklist, Kimberly L. Keith
- About Crime/Punishment: Safety Tips for Selecting a Babysitter, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Service
Tips for Mildly Ill Child Care
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care, Healthy Kids, Healthy Children - Sick Children: When Should Children Stay at Home
- Mildly Ill Child Care Tips, Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project, Inc, Health
Leaves
- Family Caregiving Leave (Operations Manual)
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Catastrophic Leave (Operations Manual)
Forms
- Child and Family Information
- Emergency and Medical Treatment Authorization
- Permission to Give Medicine
- Child Care Incident Summary
- Caring for an Ill Child