Paediatric First Aid Courses:
We recommend the following courses which are suitable for nannies, childminders, teachers & nursery workers:
One day (6 hour) Paediatric First Aid practical course to register as a nanny or child carer on the voluntary childcare register - £96
Full 12 hour Paediatric First Aid qualification which complies with Ofsted and the Early Years Foundation Scheme requirements - £120
With the 12 hour course you undertake 6 hours pre-learning as e-learning through the online courses, at a time and place that suits you, and follow this with the 6 hours practical course at the training centre is Balham, London.
Course Content (Covering Full 12 hour Paediatric First Aid - Ofsted Syllabus for Child Carers)
Priorities of treatment and consent to treat
Recovery position
CPR: baby, child and adult
AED - automated external defibrillator
Choking
Drowning
Coffee break (refreshments provided)
Major & minor bleeds
Amputation, embedded objects, splinters, eye injury
Objects in nose, ears & eyes, knocked out teeth
Animal bites & stings
Burns & electric shock
Anaphylactic shock & allergy reaction
Poisoning
Head & spinal injuries
Fainting
Breaks, sprains and dislocations
Lunch
Asthma, croup & hyperventilation
Febrile convulsions & epilepsy
Heat stroke, heat exhaustion & hypothermia
Meningitis & sepsis
Diabetes
Contents of a first aid kit
Accident forms
Final review & assessment
To book your course please click here. Choose your date and the course and use the code ‘nanny’ to get a discounted price for Elisa’s London Nannies.
The above courses comply with all the very latest resuscitation council guidelines and have been written by first aid experts. The online courses are fully compatible with all computers and mobile devices and you can stop and start as often as you like.
They consist of videos, step by step directions, info-graphics and diagrams with test yourself sections as you go. There is a multiple-choice test at the end and on successful completion, you can print your certificates yourself.
On the practical course, you will receive a full course manual and a Paediatric First Aid certificate valid for 3 years. All the courses are held in Balham in purpose-built training room which is 5 minutes from the mainline and Northern line tube and easily accessible (10 minutes by train) from Clapham Junction, London Victoria and Waterloo.
To find the next available dates for the courses please go here.
Courses are arranged for a small group of individuals and run from 9.30 - 4.30