Childminders in Scotland are required to complete a paediatric first aid training course within the first six months to one year of being registered, and it is recommended that you keep your knowledge and practice up-to-date at least every three years.
Childminders should complete a course that is a minimum of 12 hours and covers up-to-date first aid procedures that are appropriate when treating babies and children with various injuries and conditions.
Alongside our partner provider Glasgow Clyde College, SCMA is pleased to provide our members with access to a quality Paediatric First Aid. The two-day course is tailored specifically for childminders and covers all relevant areas of paediatric first aid, as required by the Care Inspectorate and other relevant bodies.
Our paediatric first aid course covers: assessment of danger, anatomical difference between children and adults, basic life support including CPR, recovery position, choking, head injuries, meningitis, asthma, febrile convulsions, diabetes, epilepsy, burns and scalds, eye injuries, shock, bleeding and bandaging, fractures, electric shock, anaphylactic shock and Epipen, drowning, hanging, requirements of a first aid box, parental administration of medicines.
SCMA is running a number of Paediatric First Aid courses, alongside our partner provider, specifically for childminders at venues across Scotland during 2017-2018. Find a course near you...
- 29 April and 6 May 2017 in Glasgow
- 13 and 20 May 2017 in Kilmarnock
- 13 and 20 May 2017 in Hamilton
- 20 and 27 May 2017 in Edinburgh
- 2 and 9 Sept 2017 in Glasgow
- 9 and 16 September 2017 in Dundee
- 9 and 16 September 2017 in Motherwell
- 23 and 30 September 2017 in Edinburgh
- 4 and 11 November 2017 in Glasgow
- 18 and 25 November 2017 in Edinburgh
- 18 and 25 November 2017 in Hamilton
- 27 January and 3 February 2018 in Glasgow
- 17 and 24 February 2018 in Motherwell
- 24 February and 3 March 2018 in Edinburgh
To book a place, call Glasgow Clyde College directly on 0141 272 3218. SCMA members pay a discounted rate of £120, which is payable by ILA or credit/debit card. Please have your SCMA membership number and ILA details to hand when you call to book.
A paediatric first aid course will enhance the quality of your childminding service, as well as being an area of continuous professional development (CPD) that you can put to practical use and add to your SCMA
Learning Log.