Cost of First Aid courses!!!

[mummyminder]

I have done two or three first aid courses before and have paid around £40 - due for renewal this year and no longer available through Early Years. Gone directly to providers and they are charging £90 for the 12 hour course which is a massive jump - is that about right now ?!?

[spowage]

badluck ive just booked onto one and its £20 as it always is! thank god it is why dont you get any help???? down in suusex we do

[rickysmiths]

Ours in Hertfordshire have gone from £10 to £50 because there is no money anymore. i believe Buckinghamshire has paid £85 for years now.

[tracey36]

thats really expensive iv never had to pay for mine its provided by the early years team

[karen48]

I paid £93.00 last march.

karen

[caz3007]

badluck ive just booked onto one and its £20 as it always is! thank god it is why dont you get any help???? down in suusex we do

I am in West Sussex and thought we had to pay for them now, the whole lot. Although not looked into it as mine is only a year old at the moment and just about slipped in to getting it free

[Rubybubbles]

I'm buckinghamshire just done mine and it was £75 got it in before the price increase! we currently have to pay £15 for any course, wonder what that's going to be next time!

[green puppy]

Don't get anything, mine was £108 last time and will be the same this year.

[Lil chicken]

I am in west sussex and just renewed mine and its cost £109. Would have been cheaper, but it was really hard to get onto a course and as mine runs out in June I really needed to book one in May....lots were full up! I was told that lots of providers are running less courses as now its not free to childminders they are not expecting as much demand!

[kindredspirits]

mine is going to be about £75 Early Years team used to fund it but now they'll only fund the first one!

[tashaleee]

no idea how much mine will be.... early years used to fund ours as well but all funding will be cut after 31st March and we are on our own....

[Ripeberry]

In my area, lots of CMs get together and 'employ' their own first aid instructor.
We've managed to get one for £43 each and we are doing it in a CM's home

[xdirtydancerx]

Mine cost £60 last march

[mrs_scottydog]

Mine cost £70 last March. We don't get any funding in our area Hx

[lfishwick]

I'm in Birmingham and now we have to pay £40 for ours - it is a reduced fee, otherwise the costs here were between £75 and £120

[Goatgirl]

In my area, lots of CMs get together and 'employ' their own first aid instructor.
We've managed to get one for £43 each and we are doing it in a CM's home

Now that is a good idea... Just recently paid £65 each + VAT for myself and assistant. There are still subsidised courses in my area but when I tried to book (5 months in advance!) there were none with spaces left. Had to travel to another town as well

At least once it done, its done for a while, though our instructor was saying the powers that be are trying to make first aid more universal and its likely to end up being 12 monthly that we have to re do it

bws,
Wendy

[Zoomie]

My first aid expires in Oct, and our training directory usually comes out Sept, but there were only two subsidised, Nov and June. So I managed to book onto the June one, but I did the booking last Oct. It was £45.

Think I paid about £75 last time, but that was before I was registered so wasn't entitled to anything subsidised. Exepct there will be no subsidised courses next time round.

Courses run by Early Years or the council usually cost £10, but most of them run during the week.

[allison]

OURS HAS BEEN £10 FOR IT BUT AFTER APRIL WE HAVE TO PAY £65. I HAVE MANAGED TO BOOK ONTO ONE IN MARCH THANKGOODNESS

[onceinabluemoon]

I've just paid £79 to update mine, 3 years ago I padi about 35 quid but no subsidies this time

BUT that is cheap! Surrounding bigger towns are charging 90 pounds!

[Tups]

just done mine, its always been free, this one cost £25 with Early Years team