Reading about the daycare fire has motivated me to revamp my emergency procedures, etc. I'm not licensed so I don't have any requirements, but of course, I'd like to do everything I can to be prepared.

One of my main concerns is since we're out and about every day (field trips, walks to the park, bus stop, etc.), I want to make sure I have everything I might need in case one of the kids or I need emergency care. So far I've got emergency contact cards for the kids and of course, my cell phone. But is there anything else you guys take with you when you're out? Do you take a first aid kit and/or the sign in sheet? If so, how do you carry it all -- in a backpack?

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