The revised EYFS states that your first aid course now needs to be Local Authority approved.
Your existing certificate is still valid, it will be at the end of the 3 years when you need to update your first aid certificate that you will only be able to book on an LA approved course.
Has your LA approved more than one provider or do you now have a limited choice in paediatric first aid courses?
Page 17 of the Statutory Framework states;
3.24 At least one person who has a current paediatric first aid certificate must be on the premises at all times when children are present, and must accompany children on outings. First aid training must be local authority approved and be relevant for workers caring for young children. Childminders, and any assistant who might be in sole charge of the children for any period of time, must hold a current paediatric first aid certificate.
