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1-day, hands-on Canadian Red Cross Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B in Duncan, serving the Cowichan Valley and approved by Island Health and BC Child Care Licensing.

Duncan - Brae Road Emergency Child Care First Aid with CPR B

Duncan - Brae Road Emergency Child Care First Aid with CPR B

1-day, hands-on Canadian Red Cross Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B in Duncan, serving the Cowichan Valley and approved by Island Health and BC Child Care Licensing.

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Take Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B in Duncan 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. Our Brae Road classroom is an easy drive from North Cowichan, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Mill Bay, and Lake Cowichan. 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

Central Cowichan Valley — 300 Brae Road, Duncan, BC V9L 6V8, with street parking nearby.

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, and child care centres across the Cowichan Valley and southern Vancouver Island.

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 our Duncan classroom is valid for 3 years. Call 250-595-5323.

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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.

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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.

Recertification

There are no recertification classes at this time. Please check back.

Materials

Emergency First Aid & CPR Manual Duncan

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)

 

Where to find us:

Visit our Duncan - Brae Road training courses here.

Duncan - Brae Road

300 Brae Road Duncan, B.C. V9L 6V8

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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:

Duncan | Lake Cowichan | Cowichan Bay | Cowichan Station | Maple Bay | Crofton | Chemainus | Cobble Hill | Shawinigan Lake | Mill Bay | Ladysmith

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

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