For parents
Allergy Card for School, Daycare and Babysitters
A small card for the adults who look after your child: what they are allergic to, what “a little” means, and what to do if something goes wrong. In English, or in two languages for a caregiver who reads another one.
Free to create · $8.99 unlocks every language, every template and unlimited re-downloads
The Card Is for the Adults, Not the Child
Your child’s school probably already has the allergy action plan your allergist signed. That plan lives in a folder in the nurse’s office. The card is for everyone else: the substitute teacher, the lunch supervisor, the coach on the away trip, the friend’s parent hosting a sleepover, the grandparents who “know” but still offer a cookie.
A card works because it is short and always there. It sits in the lunch box, the backpack pocket or clipped to the epinephrine pouch, and it says the same thing every time, in words you chose rather than words someone remembered.
If a caregiver reads another language better than English (a nanny, an au pair, grandparents), make the card bilingual: your English on one side, their language on the other.
What to Put on a School Allergy Card
Every allergen, by name
“Nuts” is not enough. Write peanuts and each tree nut that matters, plus less obvious ones like sesame. Teachers are not expected to know that pesto contains pine nuts.
What counts as unsafe
Say whether “may contain” foods, shared serving spoons and foods made in shared kitchens are off limits. This is the question caregivers most often get wrong.
What a reaction looks like
Hives, coughing, vomiting, a change in voice, sudden tiredness. Copy the symptoms from your child’s allergy action plan so the card and the plan agree.
What to do, in order
Where the epinephrine is, to use it first, to call emergency services, then to call you. Again, follow the action plan your allergist gave you; the card is a reminder, not a substitute.
How to Make One
Choose the allergens
Select everything your child avoids. Add anything specific in your own words, such as “no baked egg either.”
Pick English only or two languages
For school, English is usually enough. For a caregiver who reads Spanish, Chinese, Korean or another language better, add it as the second language.
Print a few copies
One for the lunch box, one for the backpack, one with the epinephrine and one for the babysitter’s fridge. One $8.99 payment covers every language and unlimited re-downloads.
Only need it for restaurants at home? You can make a free allergy card in English and print it on plain paper. Make a free card
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a card the same as an allergy action plan?
Should the card have my child’s photo?
Can I make the card in Spanish for our nanny?
Is there a free version?
What about a sign for the classroom door?
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Now on iOS
AllergyCard — Available on the App Store
The AllergyCard iOS app lets you show your allergy card offline, speak your restrictions aloud in the local language, and access an emergency screen — all without Wi-Fi. Free to download, available in 174 countries.
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