Practical First Aid

First Aid for Nurseries and Early Years Workers

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Time: 6 or 12 hoursCertificate valid for 3 yearsMeets Ofsted & EYFS Guidelines

Summary:

Our First Aid training for Nurseries and Early Years Workers covers the full Ofsted Syllabus and is fully compliant with those needing to register on the compulsory Ofsted Register. Our most popular courses are the 12 hour blended learning, with 6 hours online pre-learning followed by 6 hours on one of our practical courses. The blended learning is available for groups or individuals and is by far the most convenient and cost effective way to complete your training – you also have a full 12 months access to the online course in order to refresh your knowledge. We also offer 12 hour practical courses for groups.

First Aid for Life is an Award Winning fully regulated First Aid Training provider, our trainers are highly experienced medical and emergency services professionals who will tailor the training to your needs.

We would also be delighted to help you with any training around the Parent and Child Act 2014 and can cover specific medical conditions if you would like us to.

Latest Government Guidance:

What the EYFS framework (from September 2026) requires on paediatric first aid:

At least one person with a current paediatric first aid (PFA) certificate must be on the premises and available at all times when children are present, and must go with children on outings.
The certificate must be for a full PFA course, and PFA training must be renewed every three years and be relevant to people caring for young children and babies.
Staff who gained a level 2 or level 3 qualification since 30 June 2016 must get a PFA qualification within three months of starting work to count in the staff:child ratios.

Source: EYFS statutory framework for group and school-based providers, from September 2026 (paragraphs 3.37 to 3.39).

The current EYFS frameworks and first aid guidance for schools can be viewed here:

Background reading: BJSN article by Emma Hammett (September 2016): Fulfilling the first aid requirements in schools

I thought it was the best First Aid course I have ever done!

Sarah Crowther

Head, Bumblebee Nursery School

Who should attend?

Childcarers, School and Nursery Staff, Childminders and anyone requiring a Full Paediatric qualification to be Ofsted registered on the compulsory register and comply with EYFS
Parents, Au Pairs and Childcarers needing a Paediatric qualifciation for the Voluntary Register can just do the 6 hour practical element (rather than the full 12 hour blended course).
Anyone requiring a formal paediatric first aid qualification
Sports Professionals working with children
Charities & Local Authorities and Foster Carers
Child & Youth organisations and Children’s Activity and Learning Providers
Heath professionals working with children

What you will learn?

Every course is tailored to the needs of those attending – please let us know if there are particular areas you need us to cover.

By the end of the course you will have learnt:

Prioritising injuries and action in an emergency.
How to provide immediate medical care in an emergency.
How to assess if an adult, baby or child is unconscious, whether or not they are breathing and how and when to put them into the recovery position or start CPR.
We will cover common accidents and injuries relevant to babies and children of different ages and empower you with the skills and confidence to provide an immediate and appropriate first aid response.

Content

Managing an incident
Priorities of First Aid
Treatment of an unconscious adult, baby and child who is breathing – recovery position
Treatment of an unconscious adult, baby or child who is not breathing – CPR
Importance of a defibrillator and how to use an AED
Choking
Shock
Bleeding – grazes, splinters, embedded objects, amputated parts, knocked out teeth, mouth injury, eye injury, bruising, nose bleeds, objects in eyes, ears, nose…
Burns and scalds
Head injuries, concussion, compression & skull fracture
Spinal injuries
Breaks, soft tissue injuries & dislocations
Anaphylactic shock and acute allergic reaction
Asthma
Fitting and seizures
First Aid Kits
The aftermath, accident forms

We will cover the full Ofsted and EYFS syllabus

Duration & Assessment

One day – 6 hour practical course, with 6 hours of online pre-learning (to be undertaken prior to the practical course) for the Full Blended 12 hour Paediatric First Aid qualification.

Continuous assessment by trainer, practical assessments to cover wound management, care of an unconscious casualty, choking and CPR

Paediatric or Full Paediatric First Aid qualification valid for 3 years.

Details

Details:

First Aid for Life are award-winning, fully regulated trainers from medical and emergency services who specialise in school first aid training and maintain enhanced hygiene protocols to protect staff and students. Our courses include the blended full paediatric first aid programme that meets the Ofsted syllabus, the fully regulated Emergency First Aid at Work course tailored to schools and a three-hour session covering CPR, choking, asthma, head injuries, bleeds and seizures.

We can deliver training on site at your school or in London, offer interactive online modules on topics such as diabetes and acute allergic reaction, and provide free resources—posters on head injuries, anaphylaxis, asthma, CPR and AED use—by emailing emma@firstaidforlife.org.uk.

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