As a nationally registered Safe Sitter^®teaching site, Crouse Spirit of Women for Kids now offers a comprehensive babysitter training program for adolescents in grades 6-8.

Program goals include handling emergencies when caring for younger children and being equally equipped with the tools needed to safely stay home alone.

To graduate from the Crouse Hospital Safe Sitter® course and receive a completion card, students must demonstrate the practical skills needed for safe sitting and master the key concepts of life and safety skills.

Cost for this all-day program is $75, which includes:

Learning to prevent infant and child injuries by understanding how, why and where injuries can happen

Infant and child-choking rescue and CPR

Age-appropriate child care

How to prevent problem behavior

How to organize a teen-run babysitting business

Issues of online and mobile phone safety

Classes are provided on Saturdays in Crouse Hospital’s Marley Education Center, 765 Irving Avenue, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents should arrive at 3:45 p.m. for the graduation ceremony.

2018 classes will held on:

March 10

June 9

Sept. 29

Dec. 8

For more information, review the following documents and/or fill out the form below to be contacted about upcoming classes. You may also call Crouse Spirit of Women directly at 315-470-5777. Special group rates and off-site training’s are also possible.

 

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