Childcare CPR & first aid requirements

If you work in childcare in Haïti — 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 Haïti requires

In Haiti, the Institute of Social Welfare and Research (IBESR) accredits and inspects children's homes and crèches, but its operating standards are sparse and largely unenforced — by one review, only 35 of 757 children's homes surveyed met the standard. No enforceable first-aid or CPR requirement for staff has been identified, so there is no strict statutory mandate. In that gap, keeping trained caregivers on hand is simply what responsible care looks like.

Anaphylaxis and medication administration

Haiti has no childcare-specific anaphylaxis or epinephrine framework, and adrenaline is a prescription clinical medicine rather than something stocked as auto-injectors in crèches. Where a child is known to be at risk, the dependable approach is to work from the family's prescription — with written parental consent, clear instructions and safe, accessible storage so help is never out of reach.

How our courses meet these requirements

A recognized, standards-based certification in pediatric first aid and CPR meets Haïti’s requirement and keeps your team ready to act.

Don't wait for renewal day

When a small child chokes or stops breathing, the first minutes belong to whoever is standing there — help from outside is rarely close enough, soon enough. Parents entrust their children to your care believing someone in the room will know what to do, and a recognised, standards-based certification in paediatric first aid and CPR is the surest way to be worthy of that trust. Where the law is silent, readiness becomes a promise you make to every family.