Paediatric First Aid Courses for Childcarers:
Childcare Help Training and Education pediatric first aid (PFA) course emphasizes preventing accidents, not just treating them. We provide opportunities for childcarers to learn, grow and develop their pediatric first aid (PFA) skills in a safe, friendly and educational environment.
Childcare Help has been placing nannies with families for over 10 years, and the one criteria every family requires from their childcarer is a pediatric first aid (PFA) qualification. We use a combination of our understanding as a nanny agency based in the UK, as well as working alongside the guidelines recommended to child carers, to offer regular pediatric first aid (PFA) courses for childcarers in the UK to fit around your schedule, making it easy to book a course with us.
With pediatric first aid (PFA) courses for childcarers in UK 3 times a week, Childcare Help Training and Education makes it easier for you to achieve an OFSTED compliant, 12-hour pediatric first aid (PFA) certification. This means you will be one step closer to registering with OFSTED on the voluntary or early years register, making you a more attractive candidate to potential employers.
12-hour pediatric first aid (PFA) course?
Our 12 hour blended pediatric first aid (PFA) course, which is compiled of 6 hours of hands-on training with one of our fully qualified pediatric first aid (PFA) trainers, and then another 6 hours online, is fully OFSTED compliant for the Early Years and Voluntary Childcare Registers, and suitable for childcarers, whether you are wishing to work as a nanny, childminder or nursery practitioner.
The cost of our pediatric first aid (PFA) course for childcarers is competitively priced at £120, making it one of the cheapest blended pediatric first aid (PFA) courses available to childcarers in the UK.
What is an OFSTED ?
OFSTED stands for ‘The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Ofsted is responsible for inspecting a range of educational institutions, including state schools, some independent schools, childminders and some nannies (also known as home childcarers).
Home childcarers are not currently required to be OFSTED registered to be employed. However, some families require that their home childcarer becomes OFSTED registered on the OFSTED Voluntary Register so that the family can then have access to Government finance schemes to help pay for tax-free childcare.
Why does a childcarer need to complete an OFSTED compliant pediatric first aid course (PFA)?
To register with OFSTED as a home childcarer on the voluntary register, you are required to have completed a 12-hour pediatric first aid (PFA) course that is OFSTED compliant. This is why Childcare Help offers the 12-hour pediatric first aid (PFA) course for childcarers in the UK as standard, so then it makes OFSTED registration simpler, should it be required.
Childcare Help pediatric first aid (PFA) course for childcarers is designed for early years workers caring for young children in the absence of their parents and is appropriate to the age of the children that you will be caring for. This gives parents the reassurance that you are complying with standards set out by Ofsted and are providing a safe and caring environment for their children, and are set up and equipped for emergencies. The pediatric first aid (PFA) course gives you the skills and hands-on learning, via resuscitation dummies and equipment to practice on different sizes and ages of baby, infant and child to comply with OFSTED standards.
As an OFSTED compliant childcarer, you must understand the role that you play in pediatric first aid (PFA) within your practice. OFSTED will also require a first aid box to be easily accessed for emergencies, as well as up-to-date and precise record keeping. All of these are topics covered within the Childcare Help 12-hour pediatric first aid (PFA) course for childcarers in the UK. The price of the pediatric first aid (PFA) course for nannies is reflective of the hours spent nurturing and teaching the skills and is the cheapest blended pediatric first aid (PFA) course available to childcarers in the UK.
The Paediatric First Aid Training (PFA) for Child Carers and Our Trainers:
During your Childcare Help face-to-face pediatric first aid (PFA) course for childcarers in the UK, adequate resuscitation and other equipment are provided for your training to adhere to the OFSTED standards. It is by using this equipment, including baby and junior resuscitation models, where the hands-on learning will provide you with confidence and reassurance. The pediatric first aid (PFA) course you are being taught should give all trainees the ability to practice and demonstrate techniques.
All our pediatric first aid (PFA) trainers are qualified and equipped to help you with any questions or concerns you have. We want you to leave the course confident in your ability and ready to take that next step to secure your next job, or to be an OFSTED compliant, registered home child carer.
Following the 12-hour pediatric first aid (PFA) training, an assessment of competence leads to the award of our pediatric first aid for childcarers certificate.
Once you have received this, you are on the right step to becoming an OFSTED registered home childcarer and will have this attractive, essential skill required by parents seeking to employ childcarers.
Booking for the OFSTED Compliant Paediatric First Aid (PFA) Course:
Childcare Help runs OFSTED compliant pediatric first aid (PFA) courses for childcarers in the UK during the day, 3 times a week.
Our courses run on either a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday every week, allowing you the time to book a course that works around your schedule. This way you can achieve your pediatric first aid (PFA) qualification quickly and renew every 3 years without worry.
The pediatric first aid (PFA) course for childcarers is held at our central UK office. The price of completing the 12-hour pediatric first aid course for childcarers is £120.
Pediatric first aid (PFA) is more than just an OFSTED or employment requirement. It is a life skill needed to take care of children. By completing an OFSTED compliant pediatric first aid (PFA) course for childcarers, you will build the foundation of safe practice. You will grow your confidence and allow parents to feel the reassurance they need to leave their child in your safe, secure and capable hands.
Childcare Help pediatric first aid (PFA) training for childcarers meets the requirements set out by Ofsted for the Early Years and Childcare registers and is a member of the First Aid Industry Body.
This way you receive quality, up-to-date information, with fantastic teachers who are fully qualified and regulated to provide the required pediatric first aid (PFA) course for childcarers in the UK.
Renewal of the PFA course:
Child carers should consider whether they undertake annual pediatric first aid (PFA) refresher training, which can be of 6 hours (emergency first aid – EFA) or the full 12-hour pediatric first aid (PFA) course during any three year certification period, to help maintain basic skills and keep up to date with any changes to pediatric first aid (PFA) procedures. This way all information stays refreshed and relevant.
All childcarers, to be OFSTED compliant, and to meet expectations of future employers, must renew their pediatric first aid (PFA) qualification every 3 years. It is suggested to book and renew your pediatric first aid (PFA) course with plenty of time before your certification runs out. Keeping on top of your certification is your responsibility. Don’t delay your training.
What is covered in a Paediatric First Aid (PFA) course?
In the event of a much bigger accident happening, we hope you will never have to use the pediatric first aid (PFA) skills that you learn from the 12-hour pediatric first aid course (PFA) for childcarers, but unfortunately, these situations can happen and be prepared and knowing exactly what to do in that capacity is the best practice that you can provide to any family as their child carer.
This is why it is a compulsory OFSTED requirement to complete a 12-hour pediatric first aid (PFA) course as a childcarer to be able to register on the OFSTED Voluntary or Early Years Register. You will then need to regularly update your pediatric first aid (PFA) course at least every three years to keep on top of updated legislation and new frameworks to remain on the OFSTED Voluntary or Early Years Register, and to reassure parents and future employers that your knowledge and skills are up to date.
The Childcare Help pediatric first aid (PFA) course for child carers in the UK will be taken face-to-face and follow a set of basic skills needed to care for young children.
This includes to
1. Be able to assess an emergency and prioritize what action to take
This skill is of utmost importance and will set the pace for the rest of the pediatric first aid (PFA) course for child carers, by emphasizing the importance of assessing each emergency that may arise during your employment as a child carer. It is from learning this procedure that you will then be able to use your skills to deal with any emergency.
When it comes to children, you should be prepared for any kind of emergency. Unfortunately, small children do not understand risks, and so it is down to the adult to risk assessment for them, and a family home can be a challenge to some. Children are curious about the world around them and will explore in many ways, including putting things in their mouth. To have the basic skills that a pediatric first aid (PFA) course for childcarers can offer, will not only give the parents reassurance that you are capable of keeping their children safe, but will also improve your practice to be able to assess risks, provide a safe environment, and know exactly what to do in an emergency where first aid may be required.
You will learn how to
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
• Help a baby or child who is choking
• Help a baby or child who is bleeding
• Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock)
To develop these skills, childcarers are given plenty of opportunities to practice within our pediatric first aid (PFA) course and are made to feel comfortable and confident in all pediatric first aid (PFA) training given.
It is important to complete a full 12 hour OFSTED compliant pediatric first aid (PFA) course as in addition to the above criteria, you will also learn how to:
o Help a baby or child who is suffering from anaphylactic shock
o Help a baby or child who has had an electric shock
o Help a baby or child who has burns or scalds
o Help a baby or child who has a suspected fracture
o Help a baby or child with head, neck, or back injuries
o Help a baby or child who is suspected of being poisoned
o Help a baby or child with a foreign body in eyes, ears, or nose
o Help a baby or child with an eye injury
o Help a baby or child with a bite or sting
o Help a baby or child who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold
o Help a baby or child having: a diabetic emergency; an asthma attack; an allergic reaction; meningitis; and/or febrile convulsions
o Understand the role and responsibilities of the pediatric first aider (including appropriate contents of a first aid box and the need for recording accidents and incidents)
Being an OFSTED compliant childcarer requires you to understand and feel confident in all of these areas, and Childcare Help pediatric first aid (PFA) course for childcarers in the UK covers all of these, as well as providing a safe, educational environment to develop these skills in.
