Childcare CPR & first aid requirements
First Aid & CPR Caribbean
If you work in childcare in Caribbean (general) — whether at a daycare, preschool, home-based care, or camp — first aid and CPR certification is not optional. It's a licensing requirement, and for good reason: children are among the most vulnerable to choking, allergic reactions, and injuries. Being prepared to respond can mean everything.
What Caribbean (general) requires
Across the Caribbean there is no single, region-wide rule requiring day-care staff to hold first-aid or CPR training — each jurisdiction sets its own expectations, and many are thin, silent or unevenly enforced. Treated honestly, that means there is often no strict statutory mandate to point to. It also means the responsibility falls to each provider to make trained, ready caregivers the standard, whatever the local law does or does not say.
Anaphylaxis and medication administration
Across the English-speaking Caribbean there is no region-wide childcare anaphylaxis or epinephrine framework, and auto-injectors are prescription-only and prone to recurring supply shortages rather than being stocked in nurseries. Where a child is at risk, best practice travels well from island to island: keep the family's prescribed device on site, with written parental consent, clear instructions and safe, reachable storage.
How our courses meet these requirements
A recognized, standards-based certification in pediatric first aid and CPR meets Caribbean (general)’s requirement and keeps your team ready to act.
Don't wait for renewal day
Across every island the arithmetic of an emergency is the same — a child in trouble has only minutes, and those minutes belong to whoever is standing there. Wherever the local rules land, parents entrust their children on the belief that someone in the room is prepared, and a recognised, standards-based certification in paediatric first aid and CPR is the clearest way to keep that faith. Readiness is never a matter of jurisdiction; it is a matter of care.