Childcare CPR & first aid requirements
First Aid & CPR Switzerland
If you work in childcare in Switzerland — 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 Switzerland requires
In Switzerland, non-family childcare falls under the federal Foster Children Ordinance (PAVO/OPE), implemented by the cantons: the operating licence requires qualified staff able to act in an emergency. In practice, cantons and sector associations expect both daycare staff and family childminders to complete a paediatric BLS-AED first-aid course — covering infant and child resuscitation and allergic reactions — renewed every two years. Because the precise requirements are set canton by canton, it's worth checking the ones that apply locally.
Anaphylaxis and medication administration
The paediatric emergency course for childcare staff explicitly covers severe allergic reactions. A child's prescribed adrenaline auto-injector may be administered by trained caregivers with parental consent, with the emergency kit kept centrally and always accessible. In anaphylaxis, every second saved can be decisive.
How our courses meet these requirements
A recognized, standards-based certification — online theory paired with a hands-on skills check — meets Switzerland’s requirement and keeps your team ready to act.
Don't wait for renewal day
When a child chokes, has a seizure or suffers a severe allergic reaction, everything is decided in the first minutes — those of the person present, before the emergency services arrive. A recognised, standards-based certification gives your team the right actions and reassures the families who entrust you with their child. Training is no mere formality: it's being ready the day it truly counts.