Preparing your teen with the skills to become child-care safe
Safe Sitter is a medically accurate course to help young teens aged 11 and up feel more confident in their ability to care for younger children. Topics covered include infant and child CPR, caring for a choking infant or child, injury prevention and management, behavior management, safety for the sitter, childcare essentials and more. This class can even help young teens feel more comfortable staying home alone.
All information is medically accurate and is taught by trained Safe Sitter instructors. During the course, students get hands-on practice in basic lifesaving techniques, so they are prepared to act in a crisis. Also, each student receives a manual filled with great information and resources for the course and on the job, a Safe Sitter backpack, important numbers post-It pads, a Band-Aid dispenser and flashlight.
Safe Sitter is from 9am-3:30pm. Check in will begin at 8:30am. Students are required to bring their own lunch, but snacks and water will be provided. A registration form will need to be completed and turned in prior to class, this form will be sent out via email no later than the Friday before class. The child’s birth certificate or proof of age will need to be provided before participating in class to ensure the child is at least 11 years of age.
For more information about this class, please contact maddie@womansfoundation.com.
Registration is required. All classes include snacks and take-home materials. Students are required to bring their own lunch.
Cancellations must be made within 48 hours of ticket purchase in order to receive a refund or reschedule. Registrants will forfeit refund if registration is not cancelled within 48 hours. Registrants can re-schedule a class one time. If registrant fails to attend the rescheduled classes, he/she will not be able to reschedule, and funds are forfeited.
