Welcome to your St. Augustine Red Cross Babysitter Trainer Provider!
I will be offering classes at our local Boba Tea shop in Palencia area and our home. Group classes are maxed out at 10 students. If you are interested in hosting a private class and have a group of at least 4+ students, please contact for scheduling and pricing. (dependent on availability).
About Me:
I’m Jenny Trimble, a registered nurse and nurse educator with over 15 years of experience working with the adult and pediatric population. Certified by the Red Cross in Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED. I’m passionate about teaching real world safety skills in a ways that’s practical, fun, and easy to understand.
I’m also a homeschool mom of two and co-lead a homeschool enrichment program, so I understand the importance of needing a babysitter that is trustworthy, engaging, and knows what to do in an emergency.
This babysitting course is designed to build confidence, responsibility and life saving skills that they can use when caring for siblings, home alone, or out in the world.
This class is designed to prepare youth ages 11-16 to safely and confidently care for children and infants. It includes hands-on activities, videos, and discussions to develop essential, real-life readiness babysitting skills. The course covers feeding, diapering, pick up and holding children, safety, and emergency response.
The Babysitter’s Training with Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED includes topics covered in the Babysitter’s Training program, plus:
How to recognize and respond to cardiac emergencies
How to perform CPR and use an AED for children and infants
How to respond to sudden illnesses
How to respond to injuries and environmental emergencies
The Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED blended learning course equips students to recognize and care for a variety of first aid breathing and cardiac emergencies involving adults children and infants.
This is a Non-Healthcare course for students who need a certification that satisfies OSHA workplace or other regulatory requirements. This class is taught in a blended learning format. It is a 2-part course which consists of both online portion and 2.5 hour hands on in person classroom component.
After registration you will receive an email with instructions to take the online portion. It can be accessed via mobile, desktop ,or table.
The online portion must be completed prior to attending the Instructor-led skills session. Upon successful completion of both a valid 2 year digital certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED is issued.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
We cover a lot of information during the course and we want every child to succeed. Please contact me BEFORE REGISTERING if there is anything about your child that we should know or if your child needs special accommodations so we can be sure we are at the right facility for your child’s training.
This course covers some topics which children may be sensitive to including first aid topics where small amounts of blood may be shown on video and how to handle children throwing up.
There is no age that students are automatically ready to babysit. Babysitting is a big responsibility and all tweens and teens need maturity and confidence to take on that responsibility. They also need an interest in caring for children, as well as appropriate training. Finally, it is important that parents of a prospective babysitter agree that their child is ready to take on this responsibility, and be available to support them as needed.
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There are no prerequisites. In order for participants to receive their certification they must:
Attend the full in person session
Actively participate in all activities
Demonstrate Competency in all required skills
Pass all required assessments scenarios (only applies to First Aid/CPR/AED)
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No exam is given. We just ask for participation and ability to demonstrate competency in skills.
If also taking the Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED portion, that does require passing an exam.
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Babysitter Certification class is 5.5 hours
Babysitter class + First Aid/CPR/AED (skills session) is 7.5 hours
The Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED portion has an online component that must be completed before the first day of class. Plan for approximately 2 hours.
Printed proof of completion or screen shot of completion will be needed to be able to attend the First Aid/CPR/AED portion of class.
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Florida does not have a specific state law for minimum legal age for babysitting.
However maturity is crucial. Assess your child’s ability to handle emergencies, emotions and make good decisions.
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When you register, I will send an email with confirmation, course details and location including what your child will need to bring.
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Please plan to send your child with lunch or money for purchasing lunch. Meal options will be detailed in confirmation email dependent on location.
Please send with water bottle.
Only light snacks will be provided.
Certification
Red Cross courses offer Digital Certification. Digital certificates can be viewed, printed or shared online and can be accessed anytime through your Red Cross Account. Each certificate includes a unique ID and a QR code which meets employment requirements and allows employers to easily confirm your certificate is valid. There is no need to carry your printed certificate around anymore!
