Safe Sitter® is designed to prepare students in grades 6-8 to be safe when they’re home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting. The Instructor-led class is filled with fun games and role-playing exercises. Students learn:
Safety Skills: Students learn how to prevent unsafe situations and what to do when faced with dangers such as power failures or weather emergencies.
Child Care Skills: Students learn tips to manage behavior that will help them stay in control of themselves and the children in their care. Students also learn the ages and stages of child development, as well as practice diapering.
First Aid & Rescue Skills: Learning skills such as choking rescue and CPR is often students’ favorite part of the class. Students also learn a system to help them assess and respond to injuries and illnesses. (CPR included in Safe Sitter® Essentials with CPR and Safe Sitter® Expanded.)
Life & Business Skills: The ability to screen jobs, discuss fees, and greet employers will set students up for success now and in the future. Students practice these skills through various role plays.

It is easy and affordable to partner with Safe Sitter® to teach home alone safety skills as well as babysitting training.

Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS), CPR/AED, and First Aid Certification: The Child and Babysitting Safety training program is designed to focus on supervising, caring for, and keeping children and infants safe in babysitting settings, as well as the safety and wellbeing of the babysitter. The program provides fundamental information in the business of babysitting, proper supervision, basic caregiving skills, and responding properly to ill or injured children or infants (First Aid training).  The CPR & AED program prepares individuals to respond to sudden cardiac arrest, breathing emergencies, and choking emergencies.  Individuals will also learn how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). There are written and skill evaluations throughout the course and participants will be given a nationally accepted 2-year certification card upon successful course completion (3 total certifications).  The intended audience for this course is young people (11+ years old) who are providing babysitting and child care services.  This course is offered through the nationally accredited American Health & Safety Institute.   

Note: all 5 classes must be attended for the entire length of each class (3 hours) in order to be eligible to receive certifications.  There are no make-up classes.