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BABYSITTER’S COURSE

BABYSITTER’S COURSE

The Babysitting course teaches youth essential skills to prevent and respond to emergencies. You will learn how to recognize and prevent unsafe situations, make safe choices and promote safe behaviours. Moreover, you will also learn how to feed, diaper, dress, and play with children and babies.

This program also gives you the skills to promote yourself as a babysitter to prospective families. You will learn to make good decisions, manage complex behaviours, be responsible, and demonstrate leadership.

The course also covers information on children’s developmental stages and specific strategies for each stage, as well as first aid skills and the business of babysitting.

COURSE CONTENT

  • How to be responsible and demonstrate leadership
  • How to make good decisions and manage difficult behaviours
  • First aid skills
  • How to feed, diaper, dress, and play with children and babies
  • How to recognize and prevent unsafe situations, make safe choices and promote safe behaviours
  • Information on children’s developmental stages, and specific strategies for each stage
  • The business of babysitting

FAQs

The Canadian Red Cross Babysitters Course is intended for youth aged 11 to 15 or those who have completed Grade 5. This course teaches essential caregiving skills, basic first aid, and how to responsibly manage the role of budding teen and a babysitter.

The Babysitter’s Course runs approximately 6.5 hours. For example, a class may run 9:00 to 3:30.

No, parents are asked to send their child with enough food and drink for the day.

No, we do not offer this service.

If your child has any specific classroom or learning needs, feel free to reach out to us at info@13FirstAid.com or give us a call at 613-898-8565.

All participants will receive a certificate acknowledging their completion of the class. It may be provided in digital or paper format.

WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING

13 FIRST AID TESTIMONIALS

We love making a difference in the lives of our course attendees!
Jackie is a tremendous instructor. She led a private course for my extended family and our infant son. She came to our home and provided us with everything we need for the 2 hours of the course. The course was extremely informative and I know everybody learned something new in first aid. Highly recommend Jackie and everyone from the 13 First Aid team.
Chris C. Via Google 2022
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Really dig 13 First Aid. Prompt service, extremely informative and was able to accommodate a private training that I needed last minute!!! Helped me maintain my certification – highly recommend.
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Do you know what course you need?

Your employer or educational institution may have already told you what level of course to attend. If you cannot find that course, or aren’t sure which course to take, email us at info@13FirstAid.com.

We’d be happy to help you find the right course to meet your needs.

Find a Course

OUR CLASSROOM LOCATIONS

Public Courses offered in:

Other locations by request

  • Arnprior
  • Barry’s Bay
  • Carleton Place
  • Ottawa
  • Petawawa
  • Renfrew
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TAKE-HOME MATERIALS

  • Babysitter’s Manual
  • Completion certificate

Do you have a younger child?  They might be interested in the Stay Safe / Home Alone course here. 

To arrange a private course for your group, CONTACT US

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