<p>A child locator device which is more user friendly and provides increased reliability and efficiency of operation than previously provided child locator devices. The child locator device is configured to be miniaturized to have an overall less obtrusive design. Miniaturization is provided by one or more of a coin cell battery, a transformer, and a microprocessor. The child locator device includes an anti-tamper device, which prevents the child or a potential abductor from removing the child locator device by actuating an alarm when the child locator device is tampered with or otherwise removed from the wearer. The child locator device system can be configured for a plurality of different receiver units which can be separately activated by the parent/transmitter unit to locate individual children wearing different receiver devices.</p>
