Course objective

To empower the child care worker or parent with the knowledge and skills necessary to take care of a baby’s physical, social and developmental needs. The Course covers, Basic Baby & Child Care, Early Childhood Development and Home Safety and First Aid.

Taking care of a baby is a huge responsibility for a parent, and especially for a care worker or child minder.

Part 1 : Introduction

• Communication
• Time Management
• Hygiene
• Contagious Diseases / illnesses
• Baby / Childcare
• Solids, feeding baby and nutrition
• Discipline

Part 2 : Developmental Stimulation

• Introduction
• Developmental milestones
• Activities and notes on each stage of development
• Processes of learning
• Investigative, Manipulative, Representative and Interactive play
• Developing Language skills
• Rhymes
• Social Development
• Developing fine motor skills
• And lots more……..

Part 3 : First Aid and CPR

• Introduction
• Safety and Accident Prevention
• Principals of First Aid
• Emergency numbers
• Routines to following in an emergency
• CPR – Baby under 1
• CPR – Child over 1
• First Aid Kits
• Medical Emergencies
• Injury Emergencies
• Environmental Emergencies
• Childhood Illnesses
• HIV / AIDs and Tuberculosis

“There are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” – Anne Lamott