Paediatric First Aid RQF Level 3

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Paediatric First Aid RQF Level 3

Paediatric First Aid Course Essex – Level 3 (RQF)

Ofsted Approved | EYFS Compliant | Delivered by Real Healthcare Professionals

At Essex Medical Training, we deliver a Level 3 Paediatric First Aid Course that’s trusted by childcare professionals across Essex. Designed in line with EYFS and Ofsted guidelines, this course equips delegates with essential life-saving skills to support infants and children in emergency situations.

Whether you’re a nursery worker, childminder, teacher, or parent, our paediatric first aid training ensures full compliance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and meets Ofsted’s registration requirements.

Who Should Attend This EYFS Paediatric Course?

This course is ideal for anyone responsible for children in a professional or care setting:

Early Years Practitioners & Nursery Staff

Childminders & Nannies

Primary & Reception School Teachers

Foster Carers

Parents, Guardians & Babysitters

After-school club and holiday club staff

If you’re looking for Ofsted approved paediatric training in Essex, this course provides full compliance and peace of mind.

Course Content – What You’ll Learn

Our Paediatric First Aid Course Essex runs over two days (12 hours) and includes both practical and theoretical elements. Content includes:

✅ CPR for infants and children

✅ Choking and airway management

✅ Anaphylaxis and allergy response (inc. auto-injectors)

✅ Febrile seizures, head injuries and fractures

✅ Asthma, diabetes, meningitis, and other medical conditions

✅ Recovery position and basic life support

✅ Wounds, bleeding, burns, and shock management

✅ Record keeping and incident reporting

This childcare first aid training is hands-on and interactive, guided by healthcare professionals with real-world frontline experience.

Course Format and Certification

Duration: 2 Days (12 hours total)

Assessment: Practical demonstrations and multiple-choice questionnaire

Location: Delivered at our Battlesbridge training centre or on-site for group bookings across Essex

Accreditation: Regulated Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF)

Certification: Valid for 3 years

All training is in line with Ofqual regulations and accepted by all major childcare regulators and employers.

Why Choose Essex Medical Training?

We’re not just instructors – we’re paramedics, nurses, and healthcare professionals with decades of first-hand experience. That’s why schools, care groups, and families across Essex trust us.

🌟 20+ years of clinical experience among trainers

🌟 Training tailored for real childcare environments

🌟 Accredited and Ofsted-compliant content

🌟 Sessions available on weekdays or weekends

🌟 Trusted by NHS, schools, and local councils

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Fantastic course! The trainer made everything easy to understand and very hands-on. Highly recommend to anyone working with children.” – Trustpilot Review

Common Questions (FAQ)

Is this course Ofsted approved?

Yes — it fully meets the statutory requirements for Ofsted and the EYFS framework, making it ideal for anyone working in childcare settings.

Can I book this as a group at my nursery or school?

Absolutely. We offer on-site training across Essex for nurseries, schools, and childcare groups. Discounts are available for multiple bookings.

What’s the difference between this course and Emergency Paediatric First Aid?

The full Level 3 Paediatric First Aid course (12 hrs) meets Ofsted requirements. The Emergency course (6 hrs) does not, but is suitable for support staff.

Book Your Baby and Child First Aid Course in Essex Today

Ensure you meet your legal and safeguarding duties while building the confidence to act in an emergency. Choose a trusted, local provider with real experience.

Call: 0330 332 5616

Email: admin@essexmedicaltraining.co.uk

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NHS Services

NHS First Aid Training: Teaching with Operational Experience

At Essex Medical Training, our team brings a wealth of practical experience in the field in the teaching sessions we provide. Our goal is to empower our NHS with the knowledge and training it needs to ensure the health and protection of patients across the country. Our training covers areas such as:
Life support
First aid
Clinical risk
Patient moving & handling
Based in Essex, we provide extensive training solutions to NHS trusts across the country. By keeping staff up to date with mandatory training, we ensure that our healthcare staff up and down the UK have the knowledge they need to protect patients.

About Us: Practical Experience

Our team is made up of industry professionals who bring a wealth of field experience to what we do. Where many first aid training services comprise career trainers, with a teaching background but little practical experience, we combine both. Our staff is made up of registered healthcare professionals such as paramedics, nurses, & physiotherapists–with a real background in the field as well as intimate knowledge of teaching practices.

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NHS Trust First Aid Training Courses

Ongoing training and development is essential to the highest quality healthcare staff. Essex Medical Training provides a wide range of first aid training courses in Essex, with large-scale training available to ensure your staff are fully up to date.

Life Support

Ensuring your staff are proficient in the chain of survival, we can help identify the signs and causes of potentially life-threatening patient emergencies.

First Aid

As first aid specialists, our team can cover all aspects of first aid training for NHS staff. Our experts regularly visit Trust locations as well as invite learners to our centre in Essex.

Moving & Handling

Learning and relearning safe techniques for assisting, lifting and transferring patients, as well as repositioning them, is an important aspect of both emergency first aid and ongoing care.

Clinical Risk Training

Understanding clinical risk is a vital ethical aspect of all healthcare services. Our team understands the intricacies of ethical questions about risk assessments and can provide mandatory training on the topic as part of our work with NHS Trusts.

Get in Touch

if you have any questions about our first responder training and NHS training courses in Essex, get in touch. We can provide teaching at NHS Trusts nationwide, with courses conducted by professionals with first-hand experience in the field.
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Private Ambulance Training

Private Ambulance Training: First Response Emergency Care

At Essex Medical Training, we provide the highest standard of training for private ambulance staff. Covering a range of courses and areas of expertise, at our centre in Essex we can provide training for:

✓ Patient moving and handling

✓ FREC Level 3 & 4

✓ Safeguarding

✓ IPC

✓ Basic Life Support & AED

✓ Immediate Life Support

✓ First Aid at Work

✓ Mental Health First Aid

✓ Dementia Awareness

With courses taught by a team with real-world experience in the field, we guarantee the highest level of training to maintain the highest standards.

Patient Moving & Handling

Appropriate moving and handling techniques are key to the safety of all patients, especially in emergency situations. Our emergency first aid courses include training on moving, handling, and patient repositioning. 

First Response Emergency Care

With FREC courses levels 3 and 4, clinically endorsed by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care among other institutions, your staff can learn to fulfil the required competencies for emergency care.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is a crucial aspect of emergency response care. Ambulance staff have an important duty in protecting vulnerable people from harm. We can provide detailed training in this area.

Infection Prevention & Control (IPC)

Effective methods for the prevention of infection during emergency medical care rely on practical, evidence-based approaches and teaching.

Basic Life Support & AED

Proper life support training and knowledge can increase survival in emergencies by two to four-fold. We can provide full AED certification with basic life support training.

Immediate Life Support

Immediate life support training provides you with the skills and confidence to handle cases of cardiac arrest. We can improve your abilities as a team member and leader, managing deteriorating patients and treating cardiac arrest.

First Aid at Work

Workplace first aid training is a big part of what we do at Essex Medical Training. As part of our private ambulance training, we can cover response training for medical emergencies at work.

Mental Health First Aid

Robust mental health training for emergencies is equally important in being prepared for these situations. Our training covers first-response mental health practical knowledge.

Dementia Awareness

Dementia awareness is mandatory training for health and social care staff, which includes ambulance staff. Our team can provide the support you need.

Get in Touch

If you have any questions or would like to find out more about our emergency first aid training, get in touch today. We are based in Essex where we provide training sessions on a range of medical response and first aid services, and travel to you where appropriate.

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Fire and Rescue Services

We proudly offer professional emergency care training support to Fire & rescue services, provided by a team of experienced Paramedics with an NHS background. Our staff support Fire services, as they develop their emergency care knowledge, providing even more assistance to patients during their time of need. We continue to offer a range of training courses to Fire & Rescue services including;

– Resuscitation training
– First Response Emergency Care Level 3 & 4 Courses
– Medical Gases & AED

Care Home Groups

Care home staff require regular training in order to confidently complete their roles. We support various care home groups to ensure staff receive the most up to date information during training. Some of the courses that we deliver for staff include;

– First Aid at Work
– Fire Safety
– Patient Moving & Handling
– Basic Life Support
– Dementia Awareness
– First aid for Mental Health
– Food Hygiene

Schools

We provide OFSTED & EYFS recognised Paediatric First Aid training courses to schools throughout the UK, as part of our ongoing commitment to ensure cost effective education to all public sector audiences. With annual attendances in the thousands, our courses provide staff with the confidence they need to deal with a range of emergencies including;

  • Responsibilities and reporting
  • Resuscitation
  • Assessment of the situation
  • Fainting
  • Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
  • Choking
  • Head injuries
  • Diabetes
  • Infantile convulsions
  • Foreign bodies
  • Control of bleeding
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Eye injuries
  • Fractures
  • Heat and Cold
  • Asthma
  • Sickle cell anaemia
  • Meningitis
  • Burns
  • Shock

 

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