Baystate Medical Center to Offer Babysitters Academy on Dec. 8

SPRINGFIELD — 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 Saturday, Dec. 8 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 Whitney Glass 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 11½ 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, and pre-registration is required. To register, visit www.baystatehealth.org/parented.