Student Reviews

"I loved A Girl's World's online Babysitting Course. It was a great source of babysitting basics, emergency tips, and other references (books,tapes,etc.). I would recommend it to anyone looking for an excellent class on babysitting. It was also very handy to be able to stop the class and come back to it at a different time. The quizzes were also very helpful. I also loved all the extra stuff that came with the Certificate like the flyers. They are very good advertising. The people that sent me stuff and e-mailed me stuff (customer service) were very friendly. And all of the above for a very reasonable price! I would DEFINITELY recommend it to ANYONE!!!! Thanks A Girl's World!"

--Heidi, 12, Idaho

Continuing Education

An online class cannot cover hands-on topics such as emergency first aid and CPR. We recommend that students continue their education by supplementing this course with a Basic First Aid and pediatric CPR class.

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Juniors: to earn this award, you must complete six activities. Please scroll through the list below. There are links to special pages within our class and on the Internet that your troop will find helpful in completing these activities.

1) Take a babysitting course, such as our online class at Babysittingclass.com. Sit down with a potential client and fill out the Client Contact and Basic Emergency information sheet. Be certain the the list of emergency phone numbers and emergency contact person are complete.

2) Review our Safety and Security class. Make a list of five household items that might be dangerous to a young child. Using our Safety and Security Checklist, do a safety check of a young child's home.

3) Review our Activities: Playtime You Can Manage class. Choose two books to read from each age group that your charges might enjoy. Choose your favorite two or three to read on your next babysitting job. Place them in your Activity Kit to take out next time you sit.

4) Review our Activities: Playtime You Can Manage class. Choose an age group and make a "rainy day" box of activities you can do together. Make certain your activities are safe for younger children: nothing that can be swallowed, no small parts. Try out your "rainy day" box on a child or a group of children.

5) Invite a health care professional or someone who works with infants and children to speak at a troop or group meeting. Have her/him demonstrate the proper way to hold, feed, diaper, clean and dress an infant. (A lifelike doll can be used for this purpose.) Practice each of these skills.

6) Read about what kind of behaviors you can expect from children of different ages in our Childcare and Discipline Class. Write down two discipline problems you might encounter while babysitting, and what you would do to solve them.

7) Read about what children are like at different age groups. Go with your troop or friends to a playground and observe different children playing. Write down your guess of their ages from their actions. Discuss with your troop and leader the guesses you made and why.

8) In Activities, Playtime You Can Manage, there are several books of yummy, easy to make, healthy treats recommended. Borrow one of these from the library, or a similar book. With the help of an adult, prepare and serve one of these snacks to a Daisy or Brownie Girl Scout troop, or to some other group of younger children.

9) Look at our list of suggested safe toys, and toys that may be dangerous for children one to three years of age. Make a list of toys you would like to include in your activity kit. Make a list of toys you'll be on the lookout to remove when you babysit. Share your findings with an adult.

10) Using the developmental links in our class, make a chart that shows what kids an do at each of the following ages: newborn through six months, six through 12 months, 12 through 18 months, 18 months through two years, two years through four years. Show parents and professional caregivers your list and see what information they can add from their experience. Share your list with other scouts who babysit.

When you've completed six activities, you can wear the Junior Girl Scout Caring for Children Award on your uniform vest or sash in the place indicated on these diagram pages on the GSUSA website.

Please note that Babysittingclass.com will not send any badge awards you may earn to you. These should be ordered through your own local Council store when you complete the requirements for each one.

When you complete the Babysitting Classes and pass the final exam, we will send you our Babysitting Busines Kit which includes a Certificate of Completion, wallet card, sample flyers and coupons, and sample checklists.

Attn: Girl Scouts and Troop Leaders. Passes to our course are good for a whole year after registration. That should give Girl Scouts ample time to finish the requirements for their Badges and/or Interest Projects and take the final test to earn their certificate. During that year, Girl Scouts and Leaders are invited to use our "Live Help" and Babysitting Encyclopedia features. If you have any questions about our course or materials, please feel free to contact us.