12 Hour Childcare First Aid
Meeting the requirements of First Aid provision set by the Government in the Early Years Foundation Stage
We are offering this 12 hour Paediatric First Aid course teaches you essential First Aid and CPR skills for the care of infants and children.
The 2 day Childcare course is currently scheduled to be held in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
It is recommended for those professionals involved in the care of children, such as Nannies, Childminders, Nursery Nurses/assistants and schools.
Sometimes also referred to as ’Childcare in early years settings’.
As well as following a substantial syllabus of infant/child First Aid skills, you will also be taught some essential adult care skills where they differ to those appropriate to child and infant care, giving you a good all round knowledge.
Course contents includes:
- Introduction
- Scene assessment
- Barrier use
- 1 person CPR
- Choking management
- Shock management
- Spinal injury management
- Secondary assessment
- Asthma
- Allergic reaction (anaphylaxis)
- Poisoning
- Diabetes
- Febrile convulsions
- Sickle cell anaemia
- Head injury
- Fractures and dislocations
- Management of burns and scalds
- Hypo/hyper thermia
- First aid boxes and accident reporting
The 12 Hour Paediatric Childcare First Aid course will include instructor led theory sessions, together with video examples and hands on practical sessions using child/infant mannequins.
You will be able to learn these skills in a relaxed, low stress environment, designed to promote confidence and upon successful completion of the course a certificate will be issued.
This 12 hour Childcare First Aid Course is recognised by Organisations such as Ofsted and Surestart and is valid for three years.
HSE now strongly recommend you carry out Annual Refresher training to avoid skill fade, ensuring your knowledge is updated with all new First Aid Regulations as per the UK Resuscitation Council
All our courses are up to date with latest regulation developments.
For further details of our 12 hour Childcare First Aid courses or to book a place, please contact us on 0845 057 3762 or
For a PDF version of the Paediatric First Aid Course Information Leaflet >click here
For Course Dates in Bury St Edmunds and other areas of East Anglia, please check our First Aid Course Date page here.
Sa First Aid Training offer this Ofsted and Surestart approved 12 hour Paediatric Course in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk as part of a range of First Aid Courses incl One Day Emergency First Aid at Work, Two Day First Aid HSE Requalification, Three Day First Aid at Work, Basic CPR, AED Training, Manual Handling.
