Daycare, Childcare & Babysitting
CPR & First Aid for Childcare Providers
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Daycare providers & child care facilities
If you are unsure of the law, check the Child Care Facility General Licensing Requirements
Child and Babysitting Safety
RECOMMENDED FOR:
Young people who are interested in providing babysitting services.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA – EMSA APPROVED TRAINING
Instructor-led, classroom style course
- CPR
- Pediatric First Aid
- Additional state required topics
LENGTH:
4 hours CPR/AED
4 hours First Aid
(Class can be conducted in 2 separate sessions)
California State law mandates that the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) approve and regulate first aid and CPR training for child care providers. This course has been approved.
Do not put your children or business at risk. Take the approved course!
WHAT YOU RECEIVE:
Instructor-led, classroom style course
- Getting Started
- What to cover before the parents leave
- Safety and injury prevention
- Telephone safety
- Texting
- Hazards
- Basic Caregiving skills
- Feeding
- Diapering
- Safe sleep practices
- CPR Certification
- Recognizing emergencies
- Taking action
- First Aid
- Cuts and scrapes
- Burns
- Choking
Certificate of completion
LENGTH:
6 hours
Financial Assistance:
The Community Child Care Council (4Cs Sonoma) may have grant funds available to assist with funding for this class. Contact Sheila Whipple at [email protected] for information.
The Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS) training program is designed to focus on supervising, caring for and keeping children and infants safe in babysitting settings. The program provides fundamental information in the business of babysitting, proper supervision, basic caregiving skills and responding properly to ill or injured children or infants.