Baystate Medical Center to offer Babysitters Academy

on October 28 & December 2

SPRINGFIELD, MA –  Are you already a babysitter looking to further your skills, or considering becoming a babysitter to earn extra money?

            Baystate Medical Center will hold a Babysitters Academy on October 28 and December 2 to prepare area youth for their babysitting responsibilities. 

           The one-day program will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the BRL Conference Room at the Baystate Health Education Center, 361 Whitney Ave., Holyoke. Participants should bring their lunch. .

            Babysitters Academy is a certified babysitter program for young adults ages 11 ½ to 15. The session offers potential babysitters instruction in baby care, first aid, CPR, fire safety, home security, child behavior, and accident prevention. 

            Participants will also receive a course booklet containing helpful tips and other information, as well as a graduation certificate upon completion of the course.

            The program, offered by the Parent Education Department at Baystate Medical Center, costs $75. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required.

            For more information, or to register, visit baystatehealth.org/parented.