American Red Cross Babysitters Training Program Information Online: www.redcross.org/flash/bst.html
Butte County
Chico Area Recreation Department (CARD); Chico. Babysitting 101 year-round courses include hands-on training in basic first aid, infant & toddler care, home safety & more. Annual summer workshop is July 23, 2011. For ages 11 & up. $30, includes certificate upon completion. (530) 895-4711.
Enloe Mother & Baby Education Center; Chico. Offers Babysitting 101/Enloe Supersitter courses for ages 11 & up. Participants receive a pediatric CPR participation card. 2011 dates: Sept. 24 & Nov. 19, 9am-12pm. $35. Call for 2012 dates. 251 Cohasset Rd., Suite 120. (530) 332-3970.
Shasta County
American Red Cross; Redding. American Red Cross Babysitters Plus Training Program offers youth ages 11-15 training in CPR & First Aid for children, childcare skills, starting babysitting business, handling safety hazards, & injury prevention. $30/6-hr course, includes resource materials. Other certification classes offered: Adult, infant & pediatric CPR & First Aid for all levels, Wilderness & Remote First Aid, & Dog First Aid. www.arcnec.org (530) 244-8000.
Redding Recreation; Redding. Offers American Red Cross Baby Sitter Training classes year-round & a week-long Babysitter’s Boot Camp in summer. For ages 11-15. Six-hour hands-on interactive class includes job interviewing, basic child care, safety & basic first aid. Week-long bootcamp includes water rescue, small craft safety & much more. Held at Redding Aquatic Center. (530) 225-4095.
