Childcare CPR & first aid requirements

If you work in childcare in Yukon — 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 Yukon requires

In the Yukon, the Child Care Centre Program Regulation requires that each group of children always be in the care of at least one caregiver certified in a first-aid course approved by the director. A newly hired caregiver may be given up to six months to become certified, but the constant presence of a trained responder for every group is the standard. Administered through the territory's child care services, the rule keeps qualified help beside the children at all times.

Anaphylaxis and medication administration

The regulation goes a practical step further by requiring the centre's first-aid kit to include an anaphylactic kit on a medical practitioner's advice. No medication may be given without the parent's prior written consent, after which it is stored out of children's reach and labelled with the child's name. Keeping that emergency kit stocked, current and quickly reachable is exactly the kind of readiness a severe allergic reaction demands.

How our courses meet these requirements

A recognized, standards-based certification — online theory paired with a hands-on skills check — meets Yukon’s requirement and keeps your team ready to act.

Don't wait for renewal day

When a young child chokes or goes still, help in the territory can be a long way off — which makes the trained adult already present all the more vital. A recognized certification built to current standards turns those first frightening minutes into a clear set of actions and meets the territory's requirement for every group of children. For the families who rely on you, that preparedness is a promise kept.