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KIDSAFE CANADA - Upcoming Babysitters Courses!


This is a fantastic course for youth wishing to become babysitters!

This youth program is taught by trained Instructors and focuses on teaching participants the essential child care skills needed to be responsible child-care givers and ‘first-aiders’ including:

• Basic skills such as diaper changing
• Holding and feeding a baby
• Simple and nutritional snacks and meals for kids
• Safety tips for children of all ages
• How to cope with common problems, like tantrums and crying
• What to do if anything makes the babysitter uncomfortable
• Some great games and other ideas for having fun with the kids while babysitting
• How to make the children's environment safe and enjoyable
• The respective rights and responsibilities of the babysitter and the hiring family
• How to handle emergencies with an introduction to CPR for infants and children
• Choking and airway management

  ...and tons more including getting hired and finding lots of great jobs safely!

Participants will receive a KidSafe Canada certification card which is recognized across the country.  Participants also receive a copy of the Babysitter’s Manual

Age requirement: Recommended for youth aged 10 through 14 years old.
Prerequisites: None
Minimum Standards for Completion: Minimum of 60% on the oral quiz
Classroom: Demonstration of a responsible and mature attitude during the course sessions.

COURSE DETAILS

Fee: The course fee is $54.30 plus GST, totalling $57.00. Please pay by cash the day of the course. (Please request a tax receipt at that time should you require one).

Please note: We apologize but we can no longer accept cheques or credit cards due to the large number of NSF cheques and declined/fraudulent credit cards that we have received.

What to bring: a lunch and snack(s) (that are nut free please due to risk of participant nut allergies); a pen or pencil; some type of doll to practice with (anything that is reasonably close to the size of a baby is fine (Cabbage Patch Doll is an ideal size).

All participants will receive a Babysitters manual/workbook at the course, but we suggest bringing some extra paper or a notebook for additional notes, etc.

Participant to Instructor ratio: 25:1

Please note: If you have not received a confirmation via e-mail within 24 business hours, please register again (Checking to ensure that your e-mail address has been entered correctly) or click here to send us an email.

COURSE DATES AND LOCATIONS

AVAILABILITY: Unless a course is otherwise noted, all courses listed below have availability for registration. Once a course becomes full, we will make note next to the date. Most courses fill up quite quickly, however, you may register for any available course right up until an hour prior to the scheduled start time for a course.

Click on a city to register!

St. Thomas
Saturday, February 27, 2010 -10am to 4pm
Odd Fellows & Rebekahs Temple 
54 Moore Street, St Thomas, Ontario, N5R 3W3  

Woodstock
Sunday, February 28, 2010 -10am to 4pm
The Market Centre ~ Theatre -(next to Woodstock Museum)
Woodstock, Ontario

Etobicoke
Friday, March 05, 2010  -9am to 3pm (PD Day- Both Boards)
Franklin Horner Community Centre ~ Skylight Lounge
432 Horner Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M8W 2B2

Central/ Downtown Toronto
Friday, March 05, 2010  -9am to 3pm (PD Day- Both Boards)
Toronto Public Library - Jane Dundas Branch
620 Jane Street, Toronto, Ontario, M6S 4A6

London
Sunday, March 14, 2010 -10am to 4pm
Best Western Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre
591 Wellington Road, London, Ontario, N6C 4R3

North York
Monday, March 15, 2010  -9am to 3pm (March Break)
Location TBA Upon Registration

Scarborough
Tuesday, March 16, 2010  -9am to 3pm (March Break)
Howard Johnson Inn & Conference Centre-"Campaign Meeting Room"
22 Metropolitan Road, Scarborough, Ontario, M1R 2T6

Central/ Downtown Toronto
Wednesday, March 17, 2010  -9am to 3pm (March Break)
Location TBA Upon Registration

Etobicoke
Thursday, March 18, 2010  -9am to 3pm (March Break)
Franklin Horner Community Centre- Skylight Lounge
432 Horner Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M8W 2B2

Brantford
Saturday, March 20, 2010 -10am to 4pm
Location TBA Upon Registration

Hamilton
Sunday, March 21, 2010 -10am to 4pm
Location TBA Upon Registration

Woodstock
Saturday, April 10, 2010 -10am to 4pm
Location TBA Upon Registration  

St. Thomas
Sunday, April 11, 2010 -10am to 4pm
St. Thomas Senior's Recreation Centre
225 Chestnut Street, St. Thomas, Ontario, N5R 2B5

Brantford
Friday, April 16, 2010 -9am to 3pm (PD Day- Both School Boards)
Location TBA Upon Registration

Hamilton
Monday, April 19, 2010 -9am to 3pm (PD Day- Public School Board ONLY)
Location TBA Upon Registration

London
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 9am to 3pm (PD Day both School Boards)
Best Western Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre 591 Wellington Road, London, Ontario, N6C 4R3  

London
Saturday, May 01, 2010 -10am to 4pm
Best Western Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre 591 Wellington Road, London, Ontario, N6C 4R3

Hamilton
Saturday, May 08, 2010 -10am to 4pm
Location TBA Upon Registration

London
Sunday, June 06, 2010 -10am to 4pm
Best Western Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre
591 Wellington Road, London, Ontario, N6C 4R3

Hamilton
Friday, June 11, 2010 -9am to 3pm (PD Day- Catholic Board ONLY)
Location TBA Upon Registration

 

For additional questions, click here to send us an email.



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