Babysitter's Safety Course

This FREE babysitting course helps youth ages 12–17 build the skills needed to babysit safely and responsibly.

Build confidence and learn the essentials of safe, responsible babysitting. This free course is designed for youth ages 12–17 and covers child development, positive behaviour strategies, and home and outdoor safety. Upon successful completion, participants will receive babysitter certification from the Alberta Safety Council.

This is a seven-lesson program focusing on child development, positive behaviour management, and home and outdoor safety and injury prevention.

Dates

October 17, 2026 (Saturday)

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 9, 2026

November 14, 2026 (Saturday)

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: Friday, November 6, 2026

Location

Closer to Home, Family Resource Network Office 
Unit 3, 176 Bedford Drive NE, Calgary

Registration

To register for either class, please visit the Closer to Home website.

For more information, please get in touch with Viewpoints.