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Babysitter Training With First Aid & CPR

Comprehensive training for ages 11–16 combining childcare skills, leadership, and safety with hands-on First Aid/CPR/AED. Learn to confidently care for infants and children while building a babysitting business. Earn a 2-year American Red Cross certification.

$130.00

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Class Description

The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training program is designed to provide youth ages 11-16 who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to give care safely and responsibly to children and infants. The goal of this training is to help participants develop leadership skills; learn how to develop a babysitting business; keep themselves and others safe; and learn childcare skills and basic first aid.


This will also include a two year certification in Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED. 


The Adult & Pediatric First Aid/ CPR/AED class focuses on skills helping adults, children and infants. The purpose of the courses in the First Aid/CPR/AED program is to help participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies to know how to care for a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical personnel arrive and take over.


The CPR is a Blended Learning Class which gives students the ability to do most of the training online then test their skills  in the afternoon session. 


Topics include:

  • Performing basic child care skills 

    • Picking up and Holding Infants and Toddlers 

    • Bottle feeding 

    • Spoon feeding 

    • Diapering 

    • Bedtime 

  • Safety 

    • Inside and Outside 

    • Preparing for Emergencies 

  • Babysitting 

    • Leadership 

    • Decision-Making Model 

    • The Business of Babysitting 

  • First Aid 

  • Choking emergencies 

  • Bleeding emergencies 

  • How to recognize and respond to cardiac emergencies 

  • How to perform CPR and use an AED for adults, children and infants 

  • How to respond to sudden illnesses 

  • How to respond to injuries and environmental emergencies

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Is This Class Right For You?

The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training program is designed to provide youth ages 11-16 who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to give care safely and responsibly to children and infants. 


Partipants should plan to be in attendance for over 7 hours. 

This class is an American Red Cross Class.

Always check with your employer for certification requirements.

Course Length

The online portion can range from 30 minutes to 3 hours long depending on technology limitations and familiarity with the skills. Participants will receive a training link in an email after they booked a class. Participants must have online portion completed before coming into scheduled in-person session.


The moring in-person session will have four babysitter sections each with three 10 minute breaks. There  will be a short lunch break followed by a 2.5 hour session in First Aid/CPR/AED. 


Participants should plan to be in attendance for over 7 hours. 

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do your certifications last?

Most Red Cross certificates we issue last for two years from the date of your training. All certificates are digital and sent to your email with in one business day of the successfully completed class.

If you lost your certificate you can find it online on the American Red Cross Website.

My child is going to be in a upcoming class. Do I need to sign a waiver?

Yes. The parent or guardian of the student, who is under the age of 18, participating in an upcoming class needs to have additional waiver on file.

When does enrollment close for you classes?

Enrollment in blended learning class closes when the class is full or within 10 hours of the start time of the in-person skills session.

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