Standard Child Care First Aid Course

Enroll in our comprehensive two-day course and learn lifesaving first aid skills, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques, AED use, choking response, circulation emergencies, wound care management and strategies for maintaining child safety with a particular focus on childhood injuries and illnesses.

This course is designed to meet the first aid and CPR guidelines. It fulfills provincial/territorial early childhood education and daycare worker safety and legislative requirements.

Duration

16 hours in-class

Teaching time does not include breaks

Prerequisites

This course has no prerequisites

Completion

Demonstrate a working competency of all required skills

Achieve a minimum score of 75% on a written, closed-book knowledge evaluation completed independently

Attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

3-year certification in Standard Child Care First Aid with CPR Level B

Recertification

8 hours in-class

Course Fee

Standard Child Care First Aid B $320 per participant

Recertification Fee

Standard Child Care First Aid B recertification $160 per participant

Course Content

Responding to Emergencies

The EMS system

Check, Call, Care

Choking

Breathing and Circulation emergencies

CPR and AED

Wound care

Head, Neck and Spinal injuries

Bone, Muscle and Joint injuries

Sudden Medical Emergencies

Environmental Illnesses

Poisons

Childhood Illnesses

Caring for Children

Includes any other content required by specific legislation

Participant Materials

A Prestan Face Shield Adapter for use during hands-on CPR skills practice

Child Care First Aid (print and/or eBook)

Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)

Standard Child Care First Aid certificate (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

Teaching time does not include breaks