Paediatric First Aid Level 3
2 days (12 hours)

The Paediatric First Aid course is suitable for professionals such as nursery and pre-school staff who work with children. It meets Ofsted and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework requirements and is awarded as a formal and nationally recognised level 3 Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) qualification. No previous first aid experience is required to attend this course.

Who is the Paediatric First Aid for?

The course is aimed at anybody who comes into contact with children including pre-school staff, nursery staff, play workers, children centre staff, teachers, Learning Support Assistants, holiday camp workers, parent and toddler group volunteers, child minders, nannies, foster carers, au pairs, parent helpers, babysitters, community workers, youth workers, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. If you are likely to take your groups outside on field trips we also offer an enhanced Outdoor Paediatric First Aid course.

This course is available as two classroom days or 6 hours online (you can start and stop as much as you wish) followed by 1 classroom day.

About this qualification

This course is designed for anybody who might have to identify and manage emergency situations, or deal with very minor everyday occurrences, whilst looking after young children and babies. This qualification meets requirements for those working in early years settings. We use the criteria for effective paediatric first aid training found in Appendix 1 of The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Practice Guidance document for course development and structure. This qualification is part of the Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) regulated by Ofqual (the official regulator of qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

The current EYFS statutory framework requires at least one person who has a current Paediatric First Aid certificate to be on the premises or outings at all times when children are present. According to EYFS guidance for effective paediatric training:

• Training is designed for workers caring for children in the absence of their parents
• The training leading to a certificate or a renewal certificate is a minimum of 12 hours
• The first aid certificate must be renewed every 3 years
• Resuscitation and other training equipment includes baby and junior models, as appropriate
• Training covers the appropriate contents of a first aid box for babies and children
• Training should include recording accidents and incidents

Accreditation of our Paediatric First Aid qualification

This qualification is built from 2 mandatory units of assessment, taught through a modular and progressive training structure
Unit 1 Paediatric Emergency First Aid
Unit 2 Managing Paediatric Illness and Injury

Passing both units leads to the Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (Level 6 in Scotland)

Paediatric First Aid Training programme
The course covers, and candidates should be confident and competent upon completion in:

• Planning for first aid emergencies involving babies and children
• Dealing with emergencies involving babies and children
• Resuscitating babies and children
• Recognising and dealing with shock in babies and children
• Recognising and responding appropriately to anaphylactic shock in babies and children
• Recognising and responding appropriately to electric shock in babies and children
• Recognising and responding appropriately to bleeding in babies and children
• Responding appropriately to burns and scalds in babies and children
• Responding appropriately to choking in babies and children
• Responding appropriately to suspected fractures in babies and children
• Responding appropriately to head, neck and back injuries in babies and children
• Recognising and responding appropriately to cases of poisoning in babies and children
• Responding appropriately to foreign bodies in eyes, ears and noses of babies and children
• Responding appropriately to eye injuries in babies and children
• Responding appropriately to bites and stings in babies and children
• Responding appropriately to the effects of extreme heat and cold in babies and children
• Responding appropriately to febrile convulsions in babies and children

Recognising and responding to emergency needs of babies and children with chronic medical conditions including:

• Epilepsy
• Asthma
• Sickle cell anaemia
• Diabetes
• Meningitis
• Other serious sudden illness