If you’re responsible for the care and well-being of young children then learning paediatric first aid should be at the forefront of your thinking as from emergency situations to adding to your professional CV, there's never a better time than right now to undertake a first aid course.

The two paediatric first aid courses below are run across the UK and are tailored to meet the new Early Years foundation stage (EYFS) and registration on the OFSTED statutory and voluntary register.

Both courses are aimed at childcarers, including: nursery staff, childminders, at home childcarers, au pairs, nannies and anyone wishing to voluntarily join the OFSTED register. Our paediatric first aid courses fall in line with the Early Years foundation stage (EYFS) which states that a combination of face to face learning and home study can be applied when learning first aid as a childcare worker.

New paediatric guidelines

As of 01 September 2014 OFSTED has issued new paediatric guidelines. This means ALL child carers can attend a one day face to face training only but those wishing to register on the OFSTED Statutory register must have addition learning up to 12 hours - this includes blended learning such as home written or e-learning.

8 hour emergency paediatric first aid course

An 8 hour face-to-face course with full EpiPen training. This paediatric first aid course is designed for nannies, au pairs and OFSTED voluntary register applicants.

12 hour paediatric first aid course with additional home study

A 12 hour face-to-face course with full EpiPen training is a combination of 8 hours of face to face learning and a home study paper. This paediatric first aid course is designed for childminders, nursery staff, At Home childcarers and other OFSTED statutary register applicants and is perfect for group/in house training within a childcare/nursery setting.

What’s covered:

• First aid kit - what they need to contain and why
• Action planning
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty and the recovery position
• Resuscitation
• Choking
• Asthma and diabetic emergencies
• Anaphylaxis and use of an EpiPen
• Head injuries
• Seizures
• Bleeding
• Burns and scolds
• Sprains, strains and fractures
• Poisoning, bites and stings
• Foreign objects
• Childhood conditions (e.g. measles, meningitis, croup).

Costs:

• 8 hour paediatric first aid course - £75pp (open location).
• 12 hour paediatric first aid course with additional home study - £88pp
• In House - save over 25% - 12 hour paediatric first aid course with additional home study - from £58pp (in-house location).

All of the dates for this course can be found by clicking on the Dates and bookings tab at the top of this page.

This course can also be run ‘in house’ at your own venue.

Additional information

Courses are facilitated by experienced nurses, health visitors, ambulance staff and experienced first aid instructors who are also qualified in Early Years first aid and teaching adult learners.

We use up to date information from the Resuscitation Council and ensure that the course fully meets the requirements for your workplace and any other regulatory body, such as OFSTED.

To Baby and Beyond are an approved Qualsafe training centre.

Our aim is to run interesting and informative courses which combine therapy and practical activities to empower professionals to feel confident and competent in their workplace.

If you have any questions about this or any of the courses we offer, please contact us online or ring 01273 702 496 for more details.