Safe Sitter® Programs: Which Courses Should I Offer?

Safe Sitter program booklets — which Safe Sitter programs should I offer

When you hear Safe Sitter®, you probably think of a babysitting program for middle school students. While our flagship program prepares young teens to care for younger children, Safe Sitter® also offers additional programs to help build safer communities where every child can be safe.

Program Budget

Evaluate your budget to decide which programs best suit your community’s needs for home-alone safety and child care training. If your budget is tight, begin with Safe@Home and Intro to Safe Babysitting. These programs do not cover the rescue skills or business skills in the Safe Sitter® babysitting course. However, students learn valuable home alone safety and child care skills, including diapering. They also get introduced to the Safe Sitter® First Aid chart.

Instructor Certification

If your budget allows and you meet Instructor qualifications, apply to teach our comprehensive courses. Safe Sitter® Instructor training prepares you to teach all Safe Sitter® programs. As a Safe Sitter® Provider, you will be listed on the “Find A Class” feature of our website, connecting you with students in your community who want to register for your class.

Course & Participant Materials

Safe Sitter® programs require specific materials for courses and participants, giving you the flexibility to set class fees and manage registrations based on community needs and costs. Safe Sitter® does not charge an annual provider fee.

Required course materials are $299 and include the Safe Sitter® Presentation Pack. The Presentation Pack includes a Game Pouch with reusable laminated game cards and foam die as well as Digital Presentations with video instruction to all programs and digital games.

The games are designed to reinforce important concepts in a fun way. The Digital Presentations are hosted in Zoho Show and can be downloaded in your preferred format, including PowerPoint (.pptx), PowerPoint Slideshow (.ppsx), PDF, HTML, and more.

Students love the engaging Babysitter Boss videos and Instructors can be confident students are learning proper techniques in choking rescue and CPR with expert video instruction by Safe Sitter® Medical Director, Dr. Sara Ross.

Online Instructor Training ($199/person) can be completed in about 4 hours. The training is self-paced and includes a review of key concepts, teaching tips for each section, and ends with a quiz to check for understanding. Each Instructor will receive: Access to the Safe Sitter® online Instructor training course, Instructor Resources login credentials, Instructor Manual to use as a guide when teaching, and a Safe Sitter® Instructor Tote Bag.

Required participant materials include participant books to use throughout the course as well as completion certificates. Fees for participant books are as follows:

Safe@Home (90-minute course), $15/student (reduced to $10/student for Safe Sitter® Instructors)

Intro to Safe Babysitting (60-minute course), $15/student (reduced to $10/student for Safe Sitter® Instructors)

Safe Sitter® Babysitting Course (4-hour course with an additional 6+ hours of optional modules), $18.50/student

Grandparents: Getting Started (3-hour course), $15/student

To start offering Safe Sitter® programs, complete our online application. The greatest benefit is knowing that you are building a safer community. If you have additional questions about adding Safe Sitter® programs to your offerings, email safesitter@safesitter.org and someone from Safe Sitter, Inc. National Headquarters will contact you.

Summary

Safe Sitter® offers programs for grades 4–6 (home-alone safety), grades 6–8 (babysitting), and adults (grandparent care) — so Providers can serve multiple audiences with one partnership.
Providers with limited budgets can start with Safe@Home and Intro to Safe Babysitting, which require no Instructor certification and introduce students to home-alone safety, child care, and the Safe Sitter® First Aid Chart.
Required course materials ($299) include the Safe Sitter® Presentation Pack — a Game Pouch with reusable laminated cards and foam die, plus Digital Presentations with video instruction and digital games hosted in Zoho Show.
Student participant books are required for every program: Safe@Home and Intro to Safe Babysitting are $15/student ($10 for certified Safe Sitter® Instructors), Safe Sitter® Babysitting Course is $18.50/student, and Grandparents: Getting Started is $15/student.
Safe Sitter® does not charge an annual provider fee — Providers set their own class fees and manage their own registrations.