Childcare First Aid Blacktown

Nationally Recognised Training

Childcare first aid course in Blacktown — HLTAID012

Book a nationally recognised childcare first aid course in Blacktown at 2 Main St, Blacktown NSW 2148. HLTAID012 is the first aid certificate written for education and care — it covers first aid for infants and children, emergency asthma management and anaphylaxis management in a single course. Evening and weekend classes available.

See course dates & book Call 0475 700 650

What the HLTAID012 childcare first aid course covers

HLTAID012 Provide first aid in an education and care setting is a four-unit certificate. It contains everything in the standard workplace first aid course, then adds the part that matters in a childcare room — infants and small children, asthma and anaphylaxis.

• HLTAID009Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including infant and child CPR.
• HLTAID010Basic emergency life support.
• HLTAID011Provide first aid — bleeding, burns, fractures, seizures, allergic reactions.
• HLTAID012First aid in an education and care setting.
• Emergency asthmaRecognising an attack and using a reliever and spacer.
• AnaphylaxisRecognising anaphylaxis and using an adrenaline autoinjector.

Practical work is hands-on. You will do compressions on infant and child manikins, and practise with trainer autoinjectors and spacers.

Why education and care services need it

Under the Education and Care Services National Regulations, centre-based and school-based services must have at least one staff member or nominated supervisor holding first aid, emergency asthma management and anaphylaxis management qualifications, in attendance whenever children are being educated and cared for, and immediately available in an emergency. One person is allowed to hold all three. Family day care is stricter — every educator and educator assistant must hold all three.

HLTAID012 is the course that covers all three areas at once, which is why it is the one most services in Blacktown send their educators to. Check the course name and code on your own certificate against ACECQA’s approved list if you are not sure what you currently hold.

In practice, most centres train more staff than the bare minimum, so a shift is never left short when someone is on leave or off sick.

Who we train in Blacktown

Our Blacktown childcare first aid classes are a mix of long day care and preschool educators, out-of-school-hours care staff, family day care educators, nannies and in-home carers, early learning centre managers and nominated supervisors, and students finishing a CHC30121 Certificate III or CHC50121 Diploma who need the unit for a placement.

Running a centre? We deliver group and workplace training for whole teams, and can look at coming to your service depending on group size and location — useful when you need several educators certified on the same day without closing the room.

HLTAID012 or HLTAID011 — which one do you need?

If only your CPR is due this year, you want our CPR course in Blacktown instead. You can see every course we run at this branch on our Blacktown first aid and CPR courses page.

Renewing your childcare first aid certificate

Childcare first aid runs on a three-year cycle, with the CPR component refreshed every 12 months in between. That is the industry standard for first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis training, and the regulations require what you hold to be current.

There is no shorter refresher version of HLTAID012 — renewing is the same class as certifying for the first time. The expiry date is printed on your statement of attainment; if you cannot find it, call us on 0475 700 650 and we will check for you.

Where to find us in Blacktown

What happens on the day

1. Complete your online pre-learning. You will get a link once you book. HLTAID012 has the most pre-learning of our courses, so leave yourself time.
2. Arrive 10 minutes early. We check your USI and get you settled.
3. Hands-on practical with a trainer. Infant and child CPR, choking, asthma relievers and spacers, and adrenaline autoinjector practice.
4. Get your certificate. Your statement of attainment is issued the same day or the next business day, on successful completion of the course.

Not confident with online learning? Tell us when you book — we can arrange a hard-copy workbook or in-class delivery instead.

Childcare first aid near you — areas we cover from Blacktown

Our Blacktown branch is the closest Best First Aid training room for Mount Druitt, Seven Hills, Quakers Hill, Rooty Hill, Doonside, Lalor Park, Marayong, Kings Langley, Prospect, Glendenning and the surrounding area.

Another branch closer? We also run childcare first aid in Parramatta, childcare first aid in Penrith and childcare first aid in Liverpool.

Childcare first aid Blacktown — common questions