Girl Scouts - Columbia River Council, Inc. Girl Activities and Guidelines for Babysitting as Money Earning (October 2004)

In order to ensure that babysitting as a Money Earning Project is quality Girl Scout Program the following guidelines have been developed. These guidelines will ensure that girls are prepared to care for small children.

Guidelines:

• A Money Earning Project Application must be submitted to the Neighborhood Chair under the appropriate timeline with a supplemental attachment giving the following information:

	Specifics about babysitting place, time, and audience
	Name and contact information of adult that will be serving as the First Aider
	Summary of girl qualifications (see chart below)

• Girl/Adult ratio according to Safety-Wise must be followed, including the children being cared for and the girls who are Girl Scouts. At least one of the adults present must be First Aid certified and hold a current Child CPR card.

• Girls must be a minimum of 11 years old. As a Girl Scout Troop, the girls need to decide on an appropriate site, audience and age appropriate activities. They also need to decide what supplies will be needed as well as the other misc. details that will make this an organized and successful event.

	The families that the Girl Scouts baby-sit for should be known to the girls, i.e. – the event is marketed to families from their school, church, or neighborhood.
	Children being babysat must be potty trained (no diapers).
	The site should be child-friendly. Ideal sites include church classrooms, school facilities, day care facilities.
	Non member insurance will need to be purchased throughout the Girl Scout Council Office.
	Emergency information and contact numbers must be obtained
	Girls should review their plans prior to the event.

• A majority of the Girl Scouts conducting the babysitting need to have completed one babysitting component and one first aid component from the group below.

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