Babysitting Courses
Heavenly Childcare offer the British Red Cross ‘Looking after other people’s children a guide to babysitting’ course
This is a 16 hour certificated course studied over 8 weeks.
We offer the course to anyone over 14 years of age.
CPR for babies and young children is also covered.
The course is taught by qualified and experienced trainers in the field of childcare and first aid.
NEXT COURSE STARTS: Tuesday 15TH SEPTEMBER 2009 for 8 weeks (not half term week) 6.30 - 8.30 (arrive 10 minutes before to allow for registration) cost £3.50 per week this includes refreshments, course material and certificate.
the course will be held at 78 Dosthill Road B77 1JB contact Kim for more details and to book your place 01827 283592 or kim@heavenlychildcare.co.uk
Course over view:
Part of being a good babysitter is being aware of, avoiding and dealing with challenging situations. In order to do this effectively, a young person needs knowledge and skills combined with esteem, willingness and confidence. This course is designed to encourage young people who are likely to be looking after other people’s children to consider basic home safety and to develop the social, first aid and childcare skills that may be required while babysitting.
Accreditation:
By completing this course students may receive a voucher of attendance or a certificate which recognises their achievement. It is also possible to accredit the student’s achievements through other routes such as the youth achievement awards or Duke of Edinburgh Award. Details on how to accredit students are given on the babysitting programme web site redcross.org.uk/babysitting
Section 1: Introduction to the course, expectations, rights and the law
Understand this course and what you are undertaking as a babysitter
onsider and share your previous experiences of looking after children and identify areas for development
Understand what makes a good babysitter, including the parent and child’s perspective
Understand the skills and qualities that babysitters need
Understand the roles and responsibilities of babysitters and parents
Appreciate the law surrounding babysitting
Understand the importance of good preparation and information gathering before babysitting
Section 2: Accident prevention and fire safety
Recognise that accidents are the biggest cause of death among children
Learn to look at a room and, based on the age of a child, identify and eliminate hazards
Solve safety problems
Understand and be committed to accident prevention where possible
Feel confident that you can recognise hazards and deal with them in an appropriate way
Section 3: Looking after babies and children
Gain skills in holding, bathing, feeding and changing the nappies of babies and children safely and skilfully
Know how to put a child to bed in a calm and reassuring manner
Understand the toys and activities appropriate to different age groups, including toy safety
Understand the importance of handling infants and children gently and with understanding
Consider the implications of looking after groups of children
Section 4: First aid
Develop the first aid skills for both life threatening and minor injuries
Develop the knowledge to decide whether an illness is serious and what appropriate action to take
To be able to make an emergency call giving appropriate information
Feel confident in the theory and practice of emergency first aid procedures
Be more aware of the need to prevent first aid action by reducing the risk of accidents
Demonstrate caring and reassuring qualities
Section 5: Dealing with challenging babysitting situations
Understand the implications and issues that may arise when:
Dealing with sensitive family issues
Responding to a concern or a disclosure of child abuse
Dealing with intruders or strangers
Babysitting for children with disabilities
Have an opportunity to practise your responses to sensitive situations
Be encouraged to develop social skills, assertiveness and confidence to help you deal with sensitive situations
Review the course using scenario and role playing activities