Bryan County Schools

This course teaches students to meet the basic needs of children in a care-taking environment with a focus on safety. The training will help students develop leadership skills, start a babysitting business and learn how to communicate with parents while keeping themselves and others safe. Students will also learn child feeding and diapering techniques. Students who successfully complete this course will receive a certification card. This class also incorporates a Pediatric First Aid Course that instructs students on how to deal with first aid issues to include medical emergencies, the use of an Epi-pen injector, injury emergencies, how to handle environmental emergencies, and Stop the Bleed training. Also covered are adult/child and infant CPR procedures as well as how to react to a child or infant who is choking. Only 20 students are accepted for this course, so early registration is encouraged. NOTE: Students must attend all classes in order to receive certification. Open to students ages 11-17. Before care is available.