Class Description
The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training program is designed to provide youth ages 11-16 who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to give care safely and responsibly to children and infants. The goal of this training is to help participants develop leadership skills; learn how to develop a babysitting business; keep themselves and others safe; and learn childcare skills and basic first aid.
This will also include a two year certification in Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED.
The Adult & Pediatric First Aid/ CPR/AED class focuses on skills helping adults, children and infants. The purpose of the courses in the First Aid/CPR/AED program is to help participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies to know how to care for a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical personnel arrive and take over.
The CPR is a Blended Learning Class which gives students the ability to do most of the training online then test their skills in the afternoon session.
Topics include:
Performing basic child care skills
Picking up and Holding Infants and Toddlers
Bottle feeding
Spoon feeding
Diapering
Bedtime
Safety
Inside and Outside
Preparing for Emergencies
Babysitting
Leadership
Decision-Making Model
The Business of Babysitting
First Aid
Choking emergencies
Bleeding emergencies
How to recognize and respond to cardiac emergencies
How to perform CPR and use an AED for adults, children and infants
How to respond to sudden illnesses
How to respond to injuries and environmental emergencies
Is This Class Right For You?
The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training program is designed to provide youth ages 11-16 who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to give care safely and responsibly to children and infants.
This class is an American Red Cross Class
Always check with your employer for certification requirements.
Course Length
The online portion can range from 30 minutes to 3 hours long depending on technology limitations and familiarity with the skills. Participants will receive a training link in an email after they booked a class. Participants must have online portion completed before coming into scheduled in-person session.
The moring in-person session will have four babysitter sections each with three 10 minute breaks. There will be an hour lunch break followed by a 2.5 hour session in First Aid/CPR/AED.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum age requirement to babysit in the state of IL?
The minimum age requirement for a babysitter is 14 years old in Illinois.
Here’s what the Illinois law says: “A person commits child abandonment when he or she, as a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child, without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child, knowingly leaves that child who is under the age of 13 without supervision by a responsible person over the age of 14 for a period of 24 hours or more.”
