BABYSITTERS LEARN THE SKILLS TO BE CHILDCARE PROS

Start your babysitting journey on the right foot with skills kids love and parents trust.

✅ Certification: Red Cross Babysitter's Training
Covers child care, behavior, activities, emergencies, leadership, professionalism, and business basics.
→ Certification from the American Red Cross.

✅ Certification: Intro to Pro Babysitting
Take your skills to the next level with added tools and insights designed to help you stand out as a trusted, go-to sitter.
→ Certification from Prepared Sitters.

Topics include:

• Communicating with confidence in tricky or sensitive situations

• Setting boundaries in advance — kindly and professionally

• What to do before you say yes to a job offer

• Expanding beyond babysitting: extra services that set you apart

• Branding and promoting yourself (without being salesy)

• Facilitating growth & development through play

Show families you're serious about safety with lifesaving pediatric first aid skills that could make all the difference.

ℹ️ Includes everything in BASIC, plus:

✅ Certification: Red Cross Pediatric First Aid CPR AED
Covers emergencies like choking, injury, illness, or cardiac arrest in infants and children.
→ Certification from the American Red Cross.

🟣 Available in two ways to take the class:

Hybrid Learning™ – $159 | 7.5 hours
Start online, finish in person. Learn at your pace, then complete a short hands-on skill session.

Traditional Classroom Experience™ – $189 | 8.6 hours
Learn everything live and in person with your instructor.

Perfect for younger sitters who aren’t quite ready to take on babysitting jobs—or those joining the class to feel more confident caring for siblings or family members. This version includes the full learning experience and hands-on skills, but does not include certification.

Same trusted class—without the certification, and with a $40 savings.

Elevate your babysitting game with advanced emergency training, real-world safety skills, and expanded CPR coverage.

ℹ️ Includes everything in BASIC PLUS, plus:

✅ Certification: Red Cross Adult & Pediatric First Aid CPR AED
Full coverage of medical emergencies across all age groups.
→ Certification from the American Red Cross.

✅ Certification: Safe Practices
Create a safer babysitting environment with practical, real-world safety skills that go beyond basic emergency response.
→ Certification from Prepared Sitters.

Topics include:

• Food safety and handling basics (temperature, cross-contamination, food allergies, expiration awareness)

• Hygiene routines like safe cleaning methods and when/how to sanitize common surfaces and toys

• Safety precautions around pets and animals in the home

• Safe product use (cleaners, sprays, baby products) and knowing what’s off-limits

• Practical childproofing techniques beyond the basics—identifying and addressing hidden household hazards

• Outdoor safety awareness (driveways, open gates, weather-related risks, basic supervision tips)

✅ Certification: Asthma & Anaphylaxis Response
Learn to recognize and respond to severe asthma attacks or allergic reactions, including mock medication practice.
→ Certification from the American Red Cross.

✅ Custom Recommendation Letter
Stand out with a thoughtful, well-written letter from your instructors—ideal for job, internship, or school applications.

🟣 Choose how the class is taken:

Hybrid Learning™ – $189 | 8 hours
Start online, finish in person. Flexible, efficient, and backed by Purple’s support.

Traditional Classroom Experience™ – $209 | 9 hours
All in person with live support and hands-on learning the entire way through.

Take everything to the next level with enhanced certifications, professional-level training, and exclusive Purple extras.

ℹ️ Includes everything in our Essentials Package — including Babysitting Training, Adult & Pediatric First Aid CPR AED, Asthma, and Anaphylaxis — PLUS:

✅ Bloodborne Pathogens Training & Certification
Learn how bloodborne pathogens are spread, how to avoid exposure, and the steps to take if exposed. Certification provided by the American Red Cross (OSHA-compliant and often required for workplaces).

✅ Qualified Pro Sitter Certification
Take babysitting to the next level with in-depth topics that help you stand out as a true professional.

🧑‍💼 Professionalism & Communication

• Professionalism expectations

• First Impressions

• Effective Communication with Children & Parents

• Respecting Family Differences & Styles

• Handling Sensitive Moments & Maintaining Boundaries

• Working with Families – Maintain harmony, manage expectations, & handle difficult situations

• Professional Standards – Ethics, boundaries, & confidentiality

💼 Business Skills – How to Make a Resume, Nail Interviews, Set Your Rates, Get Booked & Keep Families Happy

• Resume Building

• Interviewing with Parents

• Setting Rates

• Scheduling & Tracking Jobs

• Handling Payment

• Promoting Yourself

🧠 Understanding Children & Supporting Development

• Behavior Management Strategies

• Stress Management

• Planning & implementing developmentally-appropriate activities & play

• Helping with Homework

• Routines

• Sleep

• Detailed Infant & Child Milestones

• Observing, Recording, and Assessing Children's Development

🚨 Health, Safety & Emergency Response

• Illness & What To Do

• Taking a temperature

• Advanced Emergency Response

• Water Safety

• Infant & Toddler Bathing

• Dressing & Undressing an Infant/Child

• Food Safety

• Advanced Safety (in and outside of the home)

• Intermediate Childproofing

• What to do during blackouts, natural disasters, neighborhood lockdowns

• Digital Safety & Screen Time Management

🎒 Tools & Preparedness

• Supply checklist and what to include in a sitter kit

• Packing a Babysitting Kit

• Includes a starter babysitting kit to take home!