BABYSITTING (IN PERSON)

Why Get Certified?

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Enhanced Safety and Childcare Skills

Babysitting training equips youth with essential skills and knowledge to ensure the safety and well-being of children in their care

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Professionalism and Trustworthiness

Completing a babysitting training program demonstrates a commitment to professionalism in childcare and gives parents peace of mind

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Increased Earning Potential

Babysitters with training often command higher hourly rates compared to untrained babysitters.

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What will you learn?

  • How to be responsible and demonstrate leadership
  • How to make good decisions and manage difficult behaviours
  • Information on children’s developmental stages, and specific strategies for each stage
  • 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
  • First aid skills
  • The business of babysitting

First Aid Content

  • Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911)
  • Glove removal
  • Recovery position
  • Conscious choking (adult/child/baby/alone)
  • CPR (baby/child), illness, asthma (includes use of inhaler and spacer), anaphylaxis (includes use of EpiPen), poisoning, insect stings, wound care (i.e. minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns), head, neck and back injuries, broken bones, seizures
 
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Course Duration

1 Day (8 Hours)

Language

English

Prerequisites

Minimum 11 years of age (or completion of Grade 5) 
Maximum 16 years of age

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Course Price

$75.00 + GST

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FAQ

To become a certified babysitter in BC, you can take a babysitting course offered by ProSafe Training. Our course covers topics such as child care basics, safety, first aid, and emergency procedures. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate indicating that you have been trained as a babysitter
In BC, there is no specific license required to babysit. However, it is recommended that babysitters take a certified babysitting course to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to provide safe and responsible care for children.
The age requirements for taking a babysitting course in BC can vary depending on the organization offering the course. For example, the Canadian Red Cross babysitting course given by ProSafe is typically open to children aged 11 to 15.

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Schedule

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