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List your numbers including office and cell phone.

List your husband’s numbers including office and cell phone.

List two neighbors including cell phone.

List two relatives including cell phone.

List one out of the area relative, preferably in another state, in case there is an earthquake or other natural disaster that renders local communication unusable.

Your child’s insurance information.

Your child’s allergies.

Your child’s brief medical history if there is anything of importance for an emergency situation.

Keep this list in your nanny’s car glove compartment as well.

Language

If your nanny speaks a foreign language as her first language, let her know if you do or do not want her speaking that language to your child. Many parents like their children to learn a second language. Others feel that it impedes the learning of a first language.

If you need a nice way to tell your nanny that you don’t want her to teach your child Spanish, or whatever language she speaks fluently, explain that you want your child to learn Spanish after she is very fluent in English and you plan to start that education at a certain age.