Paediatric First Aid

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If you would still like to enrol on a full time course that started in September 2025, please contact our admissions team directly – admissions@wolvcoll.ac.uk

Attendance: Part Time

Location: Wellington Road Campus

Course code: FIRSTAID

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Is this course right for me?

This course will teach you how to provide first aid if a child is injured or become ill and is aimed at people who work with, or care for young children, and those working towards an early years educator qualification. This includes:

people working in day nurseries
people working in private nursery schools
people working in pre-schools
people working in before and after school clubs for children in the early years age group
childminders
carers of children at home.

We have a 100% success rate on this course and excellent feedback from our students, many of whom have used their skills to gain positions as care workers or progressed to further health studies and become nurses and midwives.

This course is run over two full days.

UPDATED EYFS FRAMEWORK: From January 2024 the latest EYFS changes mean that all staff that hold a Level 2 and/ or Level 3 Childcare qualification since 30 June 2016 in a nursery group and school-based setting must hold a valid Paediatric First Aid qualification to be included in the required staff: child ratios for Ofsted

Please note, the certificate you receive upon completion of this course is valid for 3 years.

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Course details

Entry Requirements:

There are no entry requirements for this course.

What will I learn?

During this course you will learn the following things:

Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
Help a baby or child who is choking
Help a baby or child who is bleeding
Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock)
Help a baby or child who is suffering from anaphylactic shock and administration of and eppi pen
Help a baby or child who has had an electric shock
Help a baby or child who has burns or scalds
Help a baby or child who has a suspected fracture
Help a baby or child with a head, neck or back injuries
Help a baby or child who is suspected of being poisoned
Help a baby or child with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose
Help a baby or child with an eye injury
Help a baby or child with a bite or sting
Help a baby or child who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold
Recognising signs of Meningitis
Recognising signs of Sepsis
Recognising signs of Asthma

What skills will I gain?

By studying this course you will:

Develop your understanding of dealing with accidents and injuries
Learn how CPR works with children
Learn the correct action to take in an emergency
Develop your confidence in dealing with injuries
Understand how first aid skills are applied in everyday life
Improve your personal skills
Gain valuable team working and communication skills by taking part in practical activities

How will I be assessed?

Your learning, knowledge and understanding will be continually assessed throughout the course.

What can I do next?

The skills you will learn from this course will enable you:

Provide first aid to infants and children
Pursue a career in the care industry
Progress on to a health-based course