Lynsey Olivant-Davies is based in Stevenage and has been a childminder for 11 years. She has attended many paediatric first-aid refreshers and recommends PACEY's Paediatric First Aid Training for Childcare Professionals as one of the best.
Delivered face-to-face over 12 hours, usually as six two-hour sessions, the CACHE-accredited qualification is suitable as a childminder pre-registration course or a first-aid refresher. It is valid for three years and meets the current EYFS requirements.
The learning outcomes include understanding the principles of first aid, providing effective management of an accident, establishing immediate care priorities, initiating the primary care necessary in a life-threatening emergency, and demonstrating how to respond to the criteria laid out in the EYFS. Some elements, such as CPR, are assessed by observing the learner carrying out a demonstration of competencies on infant and child dummies. Other elements are knowledge-based and do not have to be observed practically.
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