Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR B - Summary
Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR B is a one-day Canadian Red Cross certification course designed for child care workers, parents and guardians. Participants learn first aid skills, injury prevention and safety information. Includes CPR Level B and AED training for children and babies.
Canadian Red Cross Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR B certification is accepted by BC Child Care Licensing for child care workers. Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR B is recommended for Early Childhood Education (ECE) students.
Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR B includes 8 hours of in-person classroom training. Our public course venue is conveniently located near the Coquitlam Centre.
Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR B Course Details
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| Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR/AED Level B – March 25, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR/AED Level B – April 15, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR/AED Level B – April 29, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR/AED Level B – May 13, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR/AED Level B – May 27, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR/AED Level B – June 10, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR/AED Level B – June 24, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR/AED Level B – July 22, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR/AED Level B – August 12, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR/AED Level B – August 26, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – Mar 24, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – Apr 1, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – Apr 14, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – Apr 22, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – Apr 28, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – May 6, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – May 12, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – May 26, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – Jun 3, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – Jun 9, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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| Emergency First Aid & CPR C Blended – Jun 23, 2023 | 1160 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC |
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Emergency Child Care First Aid Fact Sheet
download Red Cross Emergency Child Care First Aid Fact sheet
Basic one-day course designed to introduce caregivers to injury prevention skills and knowledge. Course covers lifesaving first aid skills and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR and AED) for children, and babies. Course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial early childhood education and day care worker safety requirements*.
Duration
8 hours in-class + breaks
Instructor
Canadian Red Cross First Aid Instructor
Prerequisite
None
Completion
- Successfully demonstrate skills and critical steps
- Minimum 75% mark for written knowledge evaluation
- Attend and participate in 100% of the course
Certification
Emergency Child Care First Aid and CPR Level B (valid for 3 years from date of class) will be emailed to you when you have completed the course. Temporary certificates are available at the end of the course if requested.
Recertification
When the certificate has expired, the full 8 hour course must be repeated. Regarding first aid training for child care workers, the BC Child Care Licensing Regulation states that "the course must offer at least 8 hours of instruction, at least 3.5 hours of which must be delivered in person"
The first aid certificate "is not renewable unless the holder, before the expiry date, participates in at least 8 hours of further instruction, at least 3.5 hours of which must be delivered in person, followed by an examination that includes demonstration and evaluation of the skills relevant to the matters described in section 2 of this Schedule." (Schedule C of the B.C. Child Care Licensing Regulation)
Child care workers in BC must do 8 hours of first aid & CPR training every 3 years. Shorter recert. courses are not acceptable.
Red Cross does not yet have a blended class to replace the current, Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B program.
Course Content
- The Red Cross
- Responding to Emergencies
- The EMS system
- Check, Call, Care
- Airway emergencies
- Breathing and Circulation emergencies – Child and baby
- First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest – Child and baby
- Wound care
- Head, Neck and Spinal Injuries
- Bone, Muscle, and Joint Injuries
- Sudden Medical Emergencies
- Environmental Illness
- Poisons
- Caring for Children
Includes any other content required by specific legislation
Participant Materials
- The Canadian Red Cross "Child Care First Aid Manual" (eBook) is available for you to download on completion of the class. Once certified, course participants can find digital manuals here: My Red Cross (myrc.redcross.ca) > My Profile > My Digital Books.
- Pre-reading is not required, however, if English is your second language, you may like to study the course book before your class. Once you have registered for a class you can email us to request a copy of the eBook.
- Printed manuals are available for purchase in class (cash only).
- Emergency Child Care First Aid e-Certificate. The Canadian Red Cross will email a PDF certificate to you upon successful completion of the course.
Frequently asked questions about Emergency Child Care First Aid
For general questions about certifications, payments, etc. See our comprehensive FAQ page.
- CPR Level A includes adult skills only. No child or infant skills.
- CPR level B includes child and infant skills only. No adult skills.
- CPR level C includes skills for adult, child and infant.
Red Cross Standard First Aid or Standard First Aid - Blended both meet the current BC Child Care Licensing Regulation requirements as outlined in Schedule C of the document.
If you are unable to find an Emergency Child Care first aid course in your area, or if you work with children over the age of 8 years as well as younger children, we advise you to take Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C instead of Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR/AED Level B.
Standard First Aid includes CPR/AED Level C - infant, child and adult skills.
Emergency Child Care includes CPR/AED Level B - infant & child skills (up to age 8).
If you are unsure which course to take, please call 604-945-7277 and we'll be happy to help.
Yes. The Red Cross Wilderness & Remote First Aid (WRFA) program meets the requirements for child care workers in BC as outlined in the Child Care Licensing Regulation, Schedule C, Section 23 (First Aid).
Red Cross WRFA includes all the topics covered by Standard First Aid. Standard First Aid is accepted by Child Care Licensing for child care workers in BC.