- 14-16-hour program
- 3-year certification
- New 2025/6 guidelines
- Includes CPR-B for Children and Infants and AED
- Includes CPR-C for Adults and AED
- Meets WorkSafeBC workplace first aid equivalency
General Information
Did you know? According to regulation, all children under care must be cared for by an individual with first aid training.
Our comprehensive one-day (14-hour minimum) course is designed to provide caregivers with the essential skills and knowledge needed to help prevent injuries in infants and children.
Participants will learn vital first aid techniques, including CPR, AED operation, choking response, emergency care for circulation issues, wound management, and more. This course also fulfills provincial and territorial requirements for early childhood educators and daycare professionals.
By enrolling in our course, you’ll gain the confidence and practical knowledge needed to provide safe, high-quality care for children. Register today and take the first step toward becoming a skilled and confident caregiver!
Intended Audience
- ECE teachers
- Preschool teachers
- Daycare workers
- Babysitters
- New Parents
- Grandparents
Prerequisites
All individuals are welcome to attend this course. No prior experience or training is required.
Topics Covered
- The Red Cross
- Responding to Emergencies
- Includes:
- Preparing to Respond
- Legal Issues
- Aftercare for First Aiders
- Infection Control
- Includes:
- Check, Call, Care
- Includes:
- Responsive Patient
- Unresponsive Patient
- Prone to Supine Roll
- Recovery Position
- Includes:
- Airway Emergencies – Choking (adult/child/infant)
- Includes:
- Responsive Partial Airway Choking (adult/child/infant)
- Responsive Full Airway Choking (adult/child/infant)
- Unresponsive Choking (adult/child/infant)
- Includes:
- Breathing Emergencies
- Includes:
- Asthma
- Anaphylaxis
- Includes:
- Circulation Emergencies
- Includes:
- Heart Attack
- Stroke
- Includes:
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – CPR (adult/child/infant)
- Includes:
- Compression-Only CPR
- Traditional CPR with Barrier Device
- Two-Person CPR
- Includes:
- Using an Automated External Defibrillator (adult/child/infant)
- Includes:
- Deployment
- Precautions
- Workplace/Public Use
- Includes:
- Wound Care
- Includes:
- Major Wound Care
- Minor Wound Care
- Burns
- and More
- Includes:
- Head, Neck, Spine, and Pelvis Injuries
- Includes:
- Concussion
- Includes:
- Bone, Muscle, and Joint Injuries
- Includes:
- Splinting
- Slinging
- Includes:
- Sudden Medical Emergencies
- Includes:
- Diabetic Emergencies
- Seizures
- Mental Health
- Includes:
- Environmental Illness
- Includes:
- Cold Related Emergencies
- Heat Related Emergencies
- Includes:
- Poisons
- Includes:
- Various Toxins and Other Poisons
- Opioid Poisoning
- Bites and Stings
- Includes:
- Workplace First Aid Requirements
* Note: If adult level CPR and other adult skills are required, please speak with your instructor at the start of class for an upgrade to CPR-C
Completion Criteria
Candidates will be required to demonstrate all required skills and complete a multiple choice exam in order to be granted a certification.
Certification
Upon successful completion of this fun and interactive course students will complete a written multiple choice exam. Candidates will then receive a Red Cross Emergency Childcare First Aid certificate. The certificate is valid for 3 years.
Recertification
Shortly before your certification expires, students are welcome to return to Be Prepared First Aid Vancouver Island and take their course with us. This would be a minimum 6 hour course focused on refreshing skills and learning about updates and changes since the students last course.
Above the benefits of a shorter program, students who re-certify with us will receive a discount for returning to Be Prepared First Aid Vancouver Island.
All recertification students are required to register and attend the course before their ticket expires, and to present their previous ticket on the day of class. Please mark your certificate expiry in your calendar and register before your date of expiration, students who register after their certificate expiration will be required to retake the full program.
Ready to Register?
Classes fill up fast, register below to reserve your seat.
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| Standard Childcare First Aid with CPR C | Vancouver Island Office – 605 Discovery Street |
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| Standard Childcare First Aid with CPR C | Vancouver Island Office – 605 Discovery Street |
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Additional Resources
Course Book – Download the comprehensive First Aid booklet here!
Videos – We recommend anyone who takes this course, to take a look at the following videos and articles.
Some interesting (Red Cross) videos and articles about children and babies:
Red Cross video showing Baby CPR:
Red Cross video showing what to do if a child is Choking:
We are happy to share an article that Jenn Miller has wrote.
It is about everything you need for your baby, according to science.
You will also find some good essential baby care tips. We believe that this will be great reading for first time parents.
***Why would you take your Red Cross course with Be Prepared? Please read about our company and passion, hope to see you at our next Red Cross Emergency ChildCare with CPR-B first aid course!***
We also offer this course in the lower mainland! To see our location in Abbotsford, please go to: https://be-prepared.ca