Comprehensive Childcare First Aid
For early childhood teachers and workers. Meets the first aid requirements of the ECE licensing criteria.
Comprehensive Childcare First Aid is designed for early childhood teachers, home-based educators, nannies and support staff who care for babies and young children. It meets the first aid requirements of the ECE licensing criteria, making it the right choice for licensed early childhood services.
The course covers the full comprehensive syllabus with a childcare focus, including infant and child CPR, choking, febrile convulsions, allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, asthma, bleeding, burns and the everyday bumps and illnesses that happen around young children.
Training is blended, so you complete the theory through online self-study before spending 8 hours in class working through practical, scenario-based learning with infant and child manikins.
Assessment against NZQA unit standards 6400, 6401 and 6402 takes place during the course. Successful participants receive a certificate that is valid for two years, supporting licensing and ratio requirements for early learning services.
Upcoming public classes
What You'll Learn in this Course
This course covers the full comprehensive syllabus with a childcare focus, built around the emergencies early learning teams are most likely to face:
- First aid principles for young children
- Scene safety
- Primary Assessment - DRSABCD
- CPR - infant / child / adult
- AEDs / defibrillators
- Choking
- Febrile convulsions
- Allergic reactions & anaphylaxis
- Asthma emergencies
- Bleeding & shock
- Burns & scalds
- Fractures & soft tissue injuries
- Head injuries
- Poisoning
- Recording & reporting incidents
NZQA Credits
- 6400 Manage First Aid in an Emergency Situation - Level 3, Credits 2
- 6401 Provide First Aid - Level 2, Credits 1
- 6402 Provide Basic Life Support - Level 2, Credits 1
If you would like these credits logged with NZQA, please provide your National Student Number (NSN) and your date of birth to your MediTrain Instructor.
Course requirements
Students are required to:
- be able to read and understand English – there are practical, written and verbal assessments in this course.
- be able to kneel on the floor to perform CPR.
- be 14 years or older.
If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact us before your course.
Why train with MediTrain?
NZQA approved provider
Nationally recognised training and assessment aligned to NZQA unit standards.
Over 30 years of experience
More than three decades of first aid training across New Zealand workplaces.
Blended learning that sticks
Online theory at your own pace backed by hands-on classroom practice.
Instructors from real medical backgrounds
Learn from trainers with genuine emergency and clinical experience.
Find a Course Near You
This course runs at venues across New Zealand, from Northland to Southland. Choose your region to see local course dates, venues and the team you'll be training with.
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