The Red Cross Babysitting program offers basic first aid and caregiving skills for youth 11-15 years old. Participants learn how to provide care to children in a variety of ages groups and how to prevent and respond to emergencies. The course also offers youth the skills to promote themselves as babysitters to prospective families.
Topics covered include:
- How to be responsible and demonstrate leadership
- Decision making and managing 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
Fall 2023 Schedule
Cost: $55
Ages: 11 years of age (or completion of Grade 5)
- Thursdays, September 28-October 12 from 5-7:30pm at Springfield Library, Malahide Community Place, Springfield (Registration opens August 28, closes September 22)
- Saturday September 30, from 9am-4pm at YWCA St. Thomas-Elgin (Registration opens August 28, closes September 22)
- PA Day Friday November 17, from 9am-4pm at Belmont Library, Belmont (Registration opens August 28, closes November 10)
*Please call for late registrations. Please note: programs will be available pending sufficient registration.
How to register
- ONLINE by clicking the REGISTER NOW button for the course you wish to register for.
- Call (519) 631-9800 or 1-800-461-0954 or visit us at one of our office locations during business hours
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If you find yourself in an emergency situation please phone our main office during regular business hours (519) 631-9800 or call 2-1-1 for emergency services within your area.