Child & Babysitting Classes

Child and Babysitting Certification.

Somewhere between being a kid and becoming an adult, you are discovering who you are and who you want to be.

At the Y, we know that youth will rise to meet expectations set for them, so we set our expectations high.

Mentors, staff and other role models value our youth’s individuality and guide them toward becoming responsible and engaged adults. The American Health and Safety Institute (ASHI) Child and Babysitting Safety training program is designed to focus on supervising, caring for and keeping children and infants safe in babysitting settings. The program provides fundamental information in the business of babysitting, proper supervision, basic caregiving skills and responding properly to ill or injured children or infants.

The class also covers important dimensions of babysitting: how to plan age-appropriate activities, maintain proper hygiene and nutrition, and manage day-to-day childcare routines like feeding, diapering, play time, and bedtime. 

In doing so, the program fosters responsibility, leadership, and communication skills, helping young caregivers build trust, professionalism, and confidence when working with children and families.