Childcare CPR & first aid requirements
First Aid & CPR Netherlands
If you work in childcare in Netherlands — 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 Netherlands requires
Under the Innovation and Quality in Childcare Act (Wet IKK, part of the Childcare Act), at least one adult holding a valid, recognised paediatric first-aid certificate (kinder-EHBO) must be present at every care moment. The certificate is valid for two years and must be renewed through a refresher course. Enforcement rests with the municipal health services (GGD), and the certified first-aider need not be one of the pedagogical staff.
Anaphylaxis and medication administration
Dutch childcare uses a jointly signed medication form (medicijnformulier) authorising staff to give medicines. An adrenaline auto-injector is used only in an emergency, where the emergency-aid duty (noodrecht) covers administration by trained staff, overseen by the GGD. When a severe allergic reaction develops, acting within seconds can be lifesaving.
How our courses meet these requirements
A recognized, standards-based certification — online theory paired with a hands-on skills check — meets Netherlands’s requirement and keeps your team ready to act.
Don't wait for renewal day
When a child chokes, has a seizure or reacts severely to an allergen, it's the first minutes that count — and they belong to whoever is there, before the emergency services arrive. A recognised, standards-based certification gives your team the composure to know exactly what to do, and gives parents the certainty that their child is in good hands. Training is more than meeting an obligation: it's being ready for the day it truly matters.