Register Today

1-day, hands-on Canadian Red Cross Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B in Victoria, Vancouver, Burnaby, Duncan and Nanaimo, approved by Island Health and BC Child Care Licensing.

Emergency Child Care First Aid with CPR B

Emergency Child Care First Aid with CPR B

1-day, hands-on Canadian Red Cross Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B in Victoria, Vancouver, Burnaby, Duncan and Nanaimo, approved by Island Health and BC Child Care Licensing.

4.9★★★★★(14,900+ Google Reviews across BC)

Take Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B in BC with Alert First Aid. This 1-day, 8-hour Canadian Red Cross course approved by Island Health and BC Child Care Licensing, ideal for Early Childhood Educators (ECEs), infant/toddler educators, daycare staff, nannies, and parents. Choose a class in Victoria, Vancouver, Burnaby, Duncan, or Nanaimo, and leave with a 3-year certificate.

What students should expect

Our childcare first aid course focuses on the emergencies most common with children and babies. Expect hands-on practice and realistic childcare scenarios, not lectures.

A temporary certificate is issued in class, and your permanent Red Cross certificate is emailed within 2 weeks. It's valid for 3 years, and the full course is required to renew.

Why book with Alert First Aid

Five BC locations — Victoria, Vancouver, Burnaby, Duncan, and Nanaimo, with dates every month.

Award-winning childcare training — a 2025 Top National Red Cross Child Care First Aid Provider, with 200,000+ people trained since 1998.

Built for childcare — approved by Island Health and BC Child Care Licensing for ECE and child care workers.

We come to you — private childcare first aid for daycares, preschools, StrongStart programs, and child care centres anywhere in BC.

Course overview

  • Child & baby CPR Level B & AED
  • Choking, airway & breathing emergencies
  • Check, Call, Care & the EMS system
  • Severe bleeding & wound care
  • Head, neck, spine, bone & joint injuries
  • Sudden medical emergencies & poisons
  • Environmental illness & caring for children
Canadian Red Cross Top National Child Care First Aid Provider 2025

Top National Red Cross Child Care First Aid Provider, 2025

Every Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B certificate from Alert First Aid is valid for 3 years. Call 1-866-282-5378.

BC Google Reviews
4.9★★★★★Based on 14,900+ Google reviews
★★★★★

"I took the Emergency Child Care First Aid with CPR Level B course here… made the full-day course genuinely fun and interesting… I left feeling confident."

Vancouver Kingsway
★★★★★

"…she made the class very interactive and interesting- which is great for people who work with kids all day!"

Nanaimo Downtown
★★★★★

"The instructor was wonderful and explained everything so clearly. Even a child would be able to give a proper first aid response after learning from you."

Victoria Downtown
Full Course Length 8 hours Register Now

Course Details

Course Content

This 1-day, in-person Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B course teaches the skills to prevent and respond to emergencies involving children and babies. It meets BC Child Care Licensing requirements and is approved by Island Health on Vancouver Island, making it the go-to childcare first aid course for ECEs, infant/toddler educators, and daycare staff. Topics include:

  • The Red Cross
  • Responding to emergencies
  • The EMS system
  • Check, Call, Care
  • Airway emergencies & choking
  • Breathing & circulation emergencies — child & baby
  • Respiratory & cardiac arrest — child & baby (CPR Level B & AED)
  • Wound care & bleeding control
  • Head, neck & spinal injuries
  • Bone, muscle & joint injuries
  • Sudden medical emergencies
  • Environmental illness
  • Poisons
  • Caring for children

Need Training for Your Childcare Team?

Alert First Aid brings Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B directly to your daycare, preschool, or child care centre — anywhere in BC. Private group courses are available for teams of all sizes, with flexible scheduling and volume pricing. We're a 2025 Top National Red Cross Child Care First Aid Provider and have trained over 200,000 people across BC.

Request a Group Quote

FAQs

What is Emergency Level First Aid?

Emergency First Aid is a basic 1 day course that focuses on life saving skills and knowledge. It is the minimum requirement for many jobs, but some employers may require the 2 day Standard First Aid certification instead. Worksafe BC recognizes Red Cross Emergency First Aid certificate as equivalent to OFA Level 1. Topics covered include: Scene Assessment, Primary Assessment, Clearing an Obstructed Airway, CPR with AED, Breathing and Circulation Emergencies, Controlling Severe Bleeds, Basic Minor Wound Management.

Do you need first aid training to be a babysitter?

There are no requirements if you are babysitting a single sibling group or up to 2 children at a time. That being said, many parents would prefer or even require their babysitters to have first aid certification. We think it is very important that anybody who is babysitting children be trained in first aid so that they will know what to do in case there is an emergency even if it isn’t required by law!

Does Emergency First Aid cover children?

Yes, the Emergency First Aid courses that we teach will always touch on how skills might be different when applied to children and give specific instructions for child CPR. If you sign up for Emergency First Aid with CPR C the course will also include CPR and choking procedures for babies. While most first aid topics apply similarly across all age groups, if you are looking for a course with a bit more focus on children then you might prefer to sign up for one of our Emergency Childcare First Aid Courses instead of Emergency First Aid.

Certification

You'll receive a temporary certificate at the end of your course, so you can show proof of training right away. Your permanent Canadian Red Cross certificate is emailed to you within 2 weeks of completing the course, and you can view it, along with your digital manual, any time through your MyRedCross account. Your Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B certification is valid for 3 years and meets BC Child Care Licensing requirements. To renew, you'll need to take the full course again.

Materials

Emergency First Aid & CPR Manual

The Emergency Childcare First Aid & CPR course includes the following materials:

  • Canadian Red Cross Childcare First Aid & CPR Manual (virtual)
  • Canadian Red Cross Comprehensive Guide to First Aid (virtual)

 

The Alert Advantage

Free Manual + App

Deep Discounts

3-Year Guarantee

Replacement certs

Learn More

Who should take this course?

  • Childcare Providers
  • Babysitters
  • Summer Camp Counsellors
  • Parents
  • Grandparents

Looking for a group class?

If you have a group of people and would like us to come to you to teach a
Emergency Child Care First Aid with CPR B course, we offer this course in the following locations:

Victoria | Langford | Esquimalt | Sooke | Cobble Hill | Mill Bay | Duncan | Lake Cowichan | Cedar | Ladysmith | Nanaimo | Parksville | Qualicum Beach | Port Alberni | Coombs | Parksville | Campbell River | Saltspring Island | Pender Island | Powell River | Gabriola Isand | Burnaby | Coquitlam | Delta | Langley | Maple Ridge | New Westminster | North Vancouver | Pitt Meadows | Port Moody | Richmond | Surrey | Vancouver | West Vancouver | White Rock | Langley |

Give us a call at 1.866.282.5378, or send us an email at to arrange a group course.

The instructor was AMAZING! I've taken first aid before and this was without a doubt the best. Knowledgeable, professional, and fun.

Sam Taylor Standard First Aid, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials

Best first aid course I’ve taken. Gary was awesome and all the hands on experience really helped me absorb information.

Pebbles Williams-Bing Emergency Childcare First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

The best first aid instructor I have ever experienced! He provided an inspiring, practical and intelligent course. I would recommend the course to anyone interested.

Claire MacDonald Standard First Aid, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials

Liked having hands on scenarios. Teachers were both torough & helpful. Learned a lot for sure!

Jamila Douhaibi Emergency First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Awesome! Both Connor & Andrea were incredible instructors.

Jen Paquet Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Andrew I think you are one of the better teachers I have had in my lifetime- keep up the positivity! I think you are very clear and make the class fun. Rock on dude!

Nicole Standard First Aid, Victoria BC More Testimonials

Thank you for teaching in a humorous fun way it made the long day enjoyable. 

Byron Knight Emergency First-Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Have done first aid before mostly book work. Liked the hands on work.

Willie Moon Standard First Aid, Nanaimo, BC More Testimonials

This was the most enjoyable first aid class I have taken. Very “hands on” and much more informative than just reading a book. 

Paul Foley Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials

Both instructors were excellent - confident, capable, efficient and humorous. This is the best first aid course I've ever taken due to awesome instructors and practical content. Thank you!

Kara Sorensen Standard First Aid, Victoria, BC More Testimonials
Back to top