Safe Sitter® Classes
The Safe Sitter® Babysitting Class prepares students in grades 6–8 to be safe when they’re home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting.
This 2-day, instructor-led class provides hands-on practice in lifesaving techniques, equipping students with the skills and confidence to respond in real-life situations. Students learn basic first aid, infant and child choking rescue, and CPR, with guided practice using medical manikins.
In addition to safety and emergency response, students gain a deeper understanding of child development, learning how a child’s age impacts their care, how to prevent and manage challenging behaviors, and how to confidently run their own babysitting business. Our expanded 2-day format also allows for additional instruction and real-life scenario practice, helping students build confidence through repetition and hands-on learning.
Students who successfully complete the Safe Sitter® Babysitting Class receive a Student Handbook to use as an ongoing reference, along with a Completion Certificate demonstrating their ability to apply these skills in real-life situations.
Students must attend both days of class to receive their Completion Certificate.
Current Classes
Skills Your Child Will Learn:
Safety
Students learn how to prevent unsafe situations and what to do when faced with dangers such as power failures or weather emergencies.
Students learn how to prevent unsafe situations and what to do when faced with dangers such as power failures or weather emergencies.
Child Care
Students learn tips to manage behavior that will help them stay in control of themselves and the children in their care. Students also learn the ages and stages of child development, as well as practice diapering.
Students learn tips to manage behavior that will help them stay in control of themselves and the children in their care. Students also learn the ages and stages of child development, as well as practice diapering.
First Aid and Rescue
Learning skills such as choking rescue and CPR is often students’ favorite part of the class. Students also learn a system to help them assess and respond to injuries and illnesses.
Learning skills such as choking rescue and CPR is often students’ favorite part of the class. Students also learn a system to help them assess and respond to injuries and illnesses.
Life and Business
The ability to screen jobs, discuss fees, and greet employers will set students up for success now and in the future. Students practice these skills through various role play.
The ability to screen jobs, discuss fees, and greet employers will set students up for success now and in the future. Students practice these skills through various role play.
Safe@Home Classes
Safe@Home by Safe Sitter® is a 90-minute program designed for students in grades 4-6 to prepare them to be safe when they are home alone.
Students learn how to practice safe habits, how to prevent unsafe situations, and what to do when faced with dangers such as power failures or weather emergencies. Students are also introduced to the Safe Sitter® First Aid Chart and learn a system to help them assess and respond to injuries and illnesses.
There are no current classes scheduled.
Grandparents: Getting Started
Grandparents: Getting Started is a 3-hour comprehensive course that prepares adults to provide the best and safest care for their grandchildren. Participants will learn the latest information on how to safely care for infants and children and how to manage the behavior of children of all ages, in addition to life-saving skills such as choking rescue, first aid, and injury management.
What You’ll Learn:
- Child Care Skills: Participants learn the new recommendations for child care based on research from doctors and scientists studying the physical and emotional development of infants and children. They will also learn how to manage the behavior of children of all ages.
- First Aid and Rescue Skills: The course has an emphasis on injury prevention and teaches life-saving skills such as first aid and injury management. Participants will also learn choking rescue and CPR and practice these skills using medical manikins.
- Your Role as a Grandparent: Participants will learn tips on creating a good relationship from the start, as well as how to say no to a request to babysit.