Advanced Babysitting with First Aid & CPR/AED Ages 13+
More Than a Babysitting Course—A Step Toward Leadership, Employment, and Life-Saving Skills
Advanced Babysitting is designed for teens who want to develop the skills, confidence, and responsibility needed to care for children safely and professionally.
No previous babysitting course is required.
This hands-on course focuses on real-life babysitting situations, practical decision-making, child safety, emergency response, and professional babysitting skills.
COURSE CONTENT:
♦♦♦ Getting Started as a Babysitter
- What makes a good babysitter?
- What parents and children are looking for
- Babysitting as a job and business
- Finding babysitting jobs
- Setting your rate
- Phone interviews
- Preparing for a babysitting job
♦♦♦ Being the Babysitter
- Household rules and routines
- Knowing the rules before parents leave
- Taking charge and being responsible
- Professional behaviour
- Boundaries and privacy
- Communicating with parents
♦♦♦ Child Development & Care
- Caring for infants
- Diaper changing
- Feeding babies and children
- Sleep and nap time
- Crying and comforting
- Caring for toddlers
- Preschoolers and young school-age children
- Caring for multiple children
♦♦♦ Safety & Safe Play
- Safety-first thinking
- Toy safety
- Safe play and activities
- Outdoor safety
- Allergies and food safety
- Medication awareness
- Stranger and digital safety
- Phone safety
- Visitor and door safety
♦♦♦ Behaviour & Challenging Situations
- Understanding children’s behaviour
- Setting boundaries
- Handling tantrums
- Resolving conflicts
- Managing sibling disagreements
- What to do when a child refuses to listen
- What to do when something goes wrong
♦♦♦ First Aid & Emergency Skills
Hands-on emergency skills designed specifically for babysitters
Students practise how to respond to common childhood emergencies, including:
- Choking
- Bleeding and bandaging
- Burns
- Falls and injuries
- Allergic reactions
- Seizures
- Illness
- Calling 9-1-1
- Communicating with emergency services
- Communicating with parents during an emergency
- Basic CPR/AED awareness and practice
- Emergency decision-making
This course does not include a separate certified First Aid card or workplace First Aid certification.
♦♦♦ Home & Emergency Safety
- Fire and home emergencies
- Emergency evacuation
- Overnight babysitting
- Recognizing hazards
- Preventing injuries
- Responding when something goes wrong
♦♦♦ HANDS-ON LEARNING
This is not simply a sit-and-listen course.
Students participate in:
- Real-life babysitting scenarios
- Role-playing
- Emergency situations
- Decision-making activities
- Safety challenges
- Hands-on practice
- Problem-solving exercises
Students learn what to do — not just what to know.
Upon successful completion, participants will receive:
🏆 Advanced Babysitting with First Aid & CPR/AED Certificate
This certificate demonstrates advanced childcare knowledge, emergency response skills, and professional readiness.
Course Details
Duration: Full Day (8 Hours)
Age Requirement: 13+
Prerequisite: Completion of a Babysitting Course is recommended but not required.
Certification: Advanced Babysitting with First Aid & CPR/AED Certificate
Course Cost: $ 80.00 plus HST
Why Hiring Parents Choose This Course
Parents want more than a babysitter—they want a caregiver who is prepared, responsible, and capable of responding during an emergency.
This course helps youth:
- Build confidence and leadership skills
- Learn life-saving First Aid and CPR/AED skills
- Develop responsibility and professionalism
- Create their first résumé
- Build a babysitting portfolio
- Learn entrepreneurial and business skills
- Increase employability
- Become trusted caregivers within their community
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