Safe Sitter Classes

The Safe Sitter program is a nationwide not-for-profit, medically-oriented instructional program designed to train young persons aged 11 to 13 how to be safe baby sitters.  The program teaches baby sitters how to handle major and minor medical emergencies and proper child-care skills. 

The curriculum for the two-day course covers the following:

• Injury prevention
• Rescue breathing
• Care for a choking infant or child
• Accident management
• First aid
• The business of babysitting
• Basic child care
• Safety for the sitter

Time:  9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days

Dates:

• October 11 and 18
• November 8 and 15

Cost:  $55

Locations:  Rockford Memorial Hospital, 2400 N. Rockton Avenue.