This course focuses on emergency scenarios that are faced by professionals, including teachers, au pairs and playgroup leaders, looking after young children.

Who should attend?
This course is for people working with younger children – those up to eight years old – or working towards an NVQ in Childcare and Education. For registered Childminders, nannies playgroup leaders and those looking after younger children professionally. It meets Ofsted requirements for registered childminders and the requirements for nannies under the DfES Approved Carers Scheme.

What will you learn?
The course covers how to deal with accidents and emergencies involving young children.

• First aid kit.
• Action planning.
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty.
• Resuscitation.
• Choking.
• Asthma and diabetic emergencies.
• Head injuries.
• Seizures.
• Bleeding.
• Burns.
• Sprains, strains and fractures.
• Poisoning, bites and stings.
• Foreign objects.
• Childhood conditions (e.g. measles, meningitis, croup).

Certification
Completion of the course provides Certification valid for 3 years.