Safe Sitter Essentials with CPR

Date: May 2
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Class designed for: Ages 11-14
Location: Jackson Avenue Center Auditorium A

Is your child ready to begin babysitting? Empower them with the knowledge and skills they need to be confident and safe whether helping with younger siblings or babysitting. The mission of Safe Sitter® is to provide life skills, safety skills, and child care training to all youth in order to build safer communities.

Course content includes: Safety Skills: Indoor safety, outdoor safety, online safety, and personal safety. Child Care Skills: Child development, child care routines (including diapering practice), and behavior management. First Aid & Rescue Skills: Injury prevention, injury management, choking rescue, and CPR. Life & Business Skills: Screening jobs, setting fees, and greeting employers.

A CPR Certification in not included but students in 7th grade or higher may attend the Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Training on May 16 to receive a CPR Certification. 

Please Note: Students should bring a sack lunch. Parents should enter with their child to sign in and plan to return by 3:15 p.m. for a short graduation ceremony. 

Online registration for this class will close at 4 pm on May 1.

UM Employees may elect to utilize payroll deduction for carts totaling $60 or over. Use promo code PayrollDeduct at checkout. 

Price is $75 per child with $5 off each additional child. 

The Jackson Avenue Center is located at 1111 Jackson Ave. Please enter through the East entrance. A parking pass is not required.