Health and Safety Training
Please be aware that not all training meets Community Care Licensing’s requirements for the 16-hours of Child Care Health and Safety course. In the Manual of Policies and Procedures for Family Child Care Homes, Title 22 Division 12 Chapter 3, under the Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866, is stated that “The licensee and other personnel as specified shall complete training on preventive health practices, including pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866.”
- If you are taking Pediatric CPR and Pediatric First Aid, trainers must provide either an American Red Cross or American Heart Association card or an EMSA sticker at the conclusion of your training.
- For the Preventative Health Practices portion of the training, all providers, including the Red Cross must be EMSA approved and supply stickers.
- If the 16-hour Child Care Health and Safety course are completed at an accredited college, it will satisfy Community Care Licensing requirements.
Dear child care providers,
CocoKids is happy to announce California State funds to reimburse for the 8 hour Preventative Health and Safety Class and the 8 hour Pediatric CPR and Pediatric First Aid class are now available.
Please click on this fillable form for complete criteria and directions for reimbursement.
Live scan fingerprint reimbursements are available for family child care providers in Contra Costa County that received their license starting 08/01/2021.
Please click on this printable Live Scan Reimburement form and follow the directions on the form.
Contact Malika Aslanova for further information [email protected] or 925-265-6453.
Listed below are companies that offer the Health and Safety classes for child care providers in Contra Costa County.CocoKids does not endorse or recommend any particular trainer or training company.
Providers for Quality Child Care
Offers EMSA approved 8-hour courses on Medic First Pediatric Plus CPR, AED & First Aid, and Preventative Health and Safety including Nutrition and Lead Poisoning topics.
Both classes are offered online, aside from a 1.5 hour CPR and First Aid skills demonstration which is offered in-person at The Veranda in Concord, CA. Providers for Quality Child Care is committed to the safety of both customers and instructors by closely following CDC guidelines. Class is held indoors and the class size has been reduced to 4-6 people to allow for 6-ft social distancing. Each participant gets their own mannequin, all equipment is disinfected between each class, and participants are required to wear a face mask and use hand sanitizer.”
https://www.providers4qualitychildcare.org/class-enrollment-form
925-457-3954
Hazel Quintanilla
EMSA-Approved Trainer offers 8-hour First Aid and CPR course in the following counties:
Contra Costa County,
Alameda County,
San Mateo County
San Francisco County
Currently offering hybrid learning courses for the convenience of online learning combined with face-to-face skills practice. Hazel Quintanilla is committed to the safety of both customers and instructors by closely following CDC guidelines.
Class offered in both English and Spanish.
650-278-9395
CPR Health and Safety Training
Kelli Cole, EMSA-Approved Trainer in Oakley offers both 8-hour courses on CPR & First Aid and Preventative Health and Safety including Nutrition and Lead Poisoning topics.
Both classes are offered on-site. Kelli Cole is committed to the safety of customers by closely following CDC guidelines. Class size has been reduced to 2 people to allow for 8-ft social distancing. Each participant is screened, and temperature is checked before being allowed into the class. They each get their own mannequin, all equipment is disinfected between each class, and participants are required to wear a face mask and use hand sanitizer.
925-852-5148
Lisa Finnie
EMSA-Approved Trainer in Brentwood offers an 8-hour course on Medic First Pediatric Plus CPR, AED & First Aid class. 8-hour Preventative Health and Safety class in person and in Zoom.
Courses are offered on-site and will soon be offered online. Lisa Finnie is committed to the safety of customers by closely following CDC guidelines. Class size has been reduced to 4-5 people to allow for 6-ft social distancing. Each participant gets their own mannequin, equipment is disinfected between each class, and participants are required to wear a face mask, gloves, and wash their hands frequently.
925-584-9643
ABC Health and Safety Training Services
Paula Mueller
Temporarily unavailable
925-513-1770
925-321-0112
Adams Safety Training
Offers EMSA-Approved training 8-hour Preventative Health & Safety including Nutrition and Lead Poisoning topics, and 8-hour Medic First Pediatric Plus CPR, AED & First Aid courses in San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Concord, Pinole, Lafayette, Pittsburg, Antioch, Richmond, and Danville.
Currently offering on-site classes only and are working on creating online programs. Adams Safety Training is committed to the safety of both customers by closely following CDC guidelines, limiting class sizes, and disinfecting environment and materials between each class. They recommend using basic hygiene practices, hand washing, not touching your face, practicing cough or sneeze etiquette, practice social distancing, and wearing a face covering or mask.
https://www.adamssafety.com/preventive-health-safety/?event_id=118
925-371-8435
Lifesavers
EMSA-Approved training in Chico, Walnut Creek, Concord, Richmond, and El Cerrito offers 8-hour First Aid and CPR course.
Currently offering blended learning course for the convenience of online learning combined with face-to-face skills practice and evaluation with an authorized instructor. Lifesavers is committed to the safety of both customers and instructors by closely following CDC guidelines in limiting class sizes to maintain social distancing, requiring gloves throughout training sessions, strongly encouraging the use of face covers for all students and instructors, and eliminating actual breathing into mannequins and replacing it with simulated breathing. They continue their standard practice of cleaning and disinfecting all equipment before and after each use.
http://www.lifesavers-cpr.com/training_programs_and_pricing
510-521-4946
Safety Training Seminars
EMSA-Approved training in Concord and Brentwood offers 8-hour Child Care Health & Safety including Nutrition and Lead Poisoning topics, and 8-hour First Aid and CPR courses.
Classes are a blend of on-site and online. Safety Training Seminars is committed to the safety of customers by closely following CDC guidelines, offering masks and sanitization products, and each student gets their own mannequin.
Offers classes in Spanish only if you have a group of 16 or more students. Student can bring a translator to any English class if needed.
https://bayareacpr.org/course-catalog/heartsaver-cpr-aed-first-aid-heartcode/
https://bayareacpr.org/course-catalog/emsa-ab243-health-safety-nutrition/
800-470-9026
