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Paediatric First Aid (2 Day)

Compliant to all the OFSTED requirements to provide first aid in the childcare settings

  • Group courses available onsite
  • Tailored to your workplace
  • Fully compliant to the updated Resuscitation Guidelines 2025

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Built to answer the OFSTED requirements, this course is suitable for most people working in the childcare and early years settings. Babysitters, teachers, nursery workers, hospital assistants and more
OFSTED compliant and essential information needed is condense into a 12 hour session, which can be delivered in a live classroom only. Other options are available, such as blended
A certificate, accredited and compliant to all OFSTED learning outcomes can be provided for this training. This training can also be regulated to ensure compliance

What you will learn on this course

We exceed the requirements laid down by OFSTED and EYFS for people needing the full 12 contact hour first aid course for infant and child. Dealing in real-life scenarios and packed with information specific to the child in an emergency, we support the campaign by the Health and Safety Executive and Department for Education in highlighting the importance of annual refreshers in first aid.

  • Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider
  • Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
  • Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who are unresponsive
  • Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who is choking
  • Be able to provide first aid to an infant or a child with external bleeding
  • Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with bites, stings and minor injuries

We provide a rigorous quality check on all of our training courses to make sure that we always reach the same high standards.

The full qualification specification for this course can be downloaded here.

Customised courses

Here at Vital Workplace Training, we provide customised paediatric first aid training over the span of two days. This ensures that all the essential parts of the criteria are covered and you will be fully qualified to provide first aid in childcare settings.

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Certification & Compliance

All of our First Aid and Life Support training courses have been updated to be fully compliant to the Resuscitation Guidelines 2025 by the Resuscitation Council UK and The European Resuscitation Council.

We have ensured that all qualification specifications, assessments and certificates are fully updated and contain the changes required to be compliant in your Legal duties in Health and Safety

About your Paediatric First Aid (2 Day) trainers

Want to find out more about our friendly and knowledgable team of training staff? Take a look below.

I find booking training a headache. The team at Vital Workplace Training took all the stress out of it for me. From finding what I need to delivery, I cannot fault them. Simple, easy to understand training, good practical sessions designed around us.

Andy Whiting, Centre Manager

Fairway Children's Centre

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Book your paediatric first aid (2 Day) training now!

If you would like to make a group booking for this course or want to find out more about our paediatric first aid training courses or our general first aid courses, don’t hesitate to send us a message today.

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