ACCE is excited to announce a partnership with the American Red Cross to offer Babysitting Training Courses.

This course is designed to provide youth who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants. This training will help participants to develop leadership skills; learn how to develop a babysitting business, keep themselves and others safe and help children behave; and learn about basic child care and basic first aid. The recommended age for this course is 11-15 years old. Students receive their own First Aid kit to use, a student manual, pocket guide, and course CD with a wide variety of templates and forms for creating an exceptional a babysitting experience.

Combining video, activities, hands-on skills training and discussion for a complete learning experience, Babysitter’s Training teaches youth how to:

• Respond to emergencies and illnesses with first aid, rescue breathing and other appropriate care
• Make decisions under pressure
• Communicate with parents to learn household rules
• Recognize safety and hygiene issues
• Manage young children
• Feed, diaper and care for infants
• Start their babysitting business

Babysitting Training is now open for registration!