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Babysitting Training

 

About the course:
The Babysitting course, refreshed and revised, now has a greater emphasis on First Aid skills. The Canadian Red Cross Babysitting course covers everything from managing difficult behaviours to essential content on leadership and professional conduct as a babysitter. Babysitting promises to deepen and enhance the responsibility that older youth feel when caring for younger children. This updated curriculum, complete with new science, also provides improved learning when it comes to giving the appropriate care in the event of an emergency.

 

What you will 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

 

Course Duration

1 day (8 hours) 

 

Language

English

 

Prerequisite

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

 

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

 

Course Price

  • $65.00 + GST
  • $75.00 + GST as of October 1, 2023

 

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Event Venue Date Description
Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, October 07, 2023 - Cloverdale Cloverdale Campus (17667 65A Ave, Unit 260, Surrey, BC V3S 1Z8)
  • October 7, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, October 07, 2023 - Chilliwack Chilliwack Campus (46004 Fifth Ave, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1M7)
  • October 7, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Sunday, October 08, 2023 - Sunset Community Centre Sunset Community Centre (6810 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5X 0A1)
  • October 8, 2023 9:30 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, October 14, 2023 - Champlain Heights Community Centre Champlain Heights Community Centre (3350 Maquinna Dr, Vancouver, BC V5S 4C6)
  • October 14, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, October 14, 2023 - Strathcona Community Centre Strathcona Community Centre (601 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC V6A 3V8)
  • October 14, 2023 9:15 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Friday, October 20, 2023 - Chilliwack Chilliwack Campus (46004 Fifth Ave, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1M7)
  • October 20, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Friday, October 20, 2023 - Cloverdale Cloverdale Campus (17667 65A Ave, Unit 260, Surrey, BC V3S 1Z8)
  • October 20, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Friday, October 20, 2023 - Southridge Fellowship Church Southridge Fellowship Church (22756 48 Ave, Langley Twp, BC V2Z 2T6)
  • October 20, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, October 21, 2023 - Victoria West Community Centre Victoria West Community Centre (521 Craigflower Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 6Z5)
  • October 21, 2023 8:30 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, October 21, 2023 - Douglas Park Community Centre Douglas Park Community Centre (801 W 22nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1Z8)
  • October 21, 2023 9:15 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Sunday, October 22, 2023 - Chilliwack Chilliwack Campus (46004 Fifth Ave, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1M7)
  • October 22, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, October 28, 2023 - Thunderbird Community Centre Thunderbird Community Centre (2311 Cassiar St, Vancouver, BC V5M 3X3)
  • October 28, 2023 9:30 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Sunday, October 29, 2023 - Cloverdale Cloverdale Campus (17667 65A Ave, Unit 260, Surrey, BC V3S 1Z8)
  • October 29, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register
Babysitting (In Person) - Friday, November 10, 2023 - Abbotsford Abbotsford Campus (31838 South Fraser Way, Unit 202, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1V3)
  • November 10, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register
Babysitting (In Person) - Friday, November 10, 2023 - Cloverdale Cloverdale Campus (17667 65A Ave, Unit 260, Surrey, BC V3S 1Z8)
  • November 10, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register
Babysitting (In Person) - Friday, November 10, 2023 - Chilliwack Chilliwack Campus (46004 Fifth Ave, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1M7)
  • November 10, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register
Babysitting (In Person) - Sunday, November 12, 2023 - Chilliwack Chilliwack Campus (46004 Fifth Ave, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1M7)
  • November 12, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Sunday, November 12, 2023 - Sunset Community Centre Sunset Community Centre (6810 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5X 0A1)
  • November 12, 2023 9:30 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - Cloverdale Cloverdale Campus (17667 65A Ave, Unit 260, Surrey, BC V3S 1Z8)
  • November 14, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, November 18, 2023 - Victoria West Community Centre Victoria West Community Centre (521 Craigflower Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 6Z5)
  • November 18, 2023 8:30 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Sunday, November 19, 2023 - Roundhouse Community Centre Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3)
  • November 19, 2023 9:15 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Friday, November 24, 2023 - Southridge Fellowship Church Southridge Fellowship Church (22756 48 Ave, Langley Twp, BC V2Z 2T6)
  • November 24, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register
Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, November 25, 2023 - Abbotsford Abbotsford Campus (31838 South Fraser Way, Unit 202, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1V3)
  • November 25, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Sunday, November 26, 2023 - Jewish Community Centre Jewish Community Centre (950 W 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7)
  • November 26, 2023 10:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, December 02, 2023 - Victoria West Community Centre Victoria West Community Centre (521 Craigflower Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 6Z5)
  • December 2, 2023 8:30 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register
Babysitting (In Person) - Sunday, December 03, 2023 - Abbotsford Abbotsford Campus (31838 South Fraser Way, Unit 202, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1V3)
  • December 3, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register
Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, December 16, 2023 - Chilliwack Chilliwack Campus (46004 Fifth Ave, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1M7)
  • December 16, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register
Babysitting (In Person) - Saturday, December 16, 2023 - Southridge Fellowship Church Southridge Fellowship Church (22756 48 Ave, Langley Twp, BC V2Z 2T6)
  • December 16, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register
Babysitting (In Person) - Sunday, December 17, 2023 - Renfrew Park Community Centre Renfrew Community Centre (2929 E 22nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5M 2Y3)
  • December 17, 2023 9:30 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

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Babysitting (In Person) - Friday, December 29, 2023 - Abbotsford Abbotsford Campus (31838 South Fraser Way, Unit 202, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1V3)
  • December 29, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register
Babysitting (In Person) - Friday, December 29, 2023 - Chilliwack Chilliwack Campus (46004 Fifth Ave, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1M7)
  • December 29, 2023 9:00 am

Participants must be a minimum of 11 years old or have completed grade 5 and be a maximum of 16 years old. (more…)

Register

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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