Mini First Aid

08/05/2026

We teach first aid that we hope you’ll never have to use.

But if the worst happens, you’ll be so thankful that you came to our class.

Our 2-hour, award-winning Baby & Child first aid session is packed with practical advice that could save a life.

💚 Friendly trainers
💚 Practical, hands-on learning
💚 Real-life skills
💚 Peace of mind

Head to the comments to find the link to the classes page on our website to find your nearest class today.

06/05/2026

World Maternal Mental Health Day - an opportunity to raise awareness and advocate for better support and help for mums who want or need to access care.

We’re proud to have worked alongside the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) for many years as their preferred first aid training provider. As the UK’s leading charity for parents, NCT shares our mission to empower families, and together we help parents gain the confidence and skills they need to keep their little ones safe.

In this guest blog, the NCT explores an important topic that affects many families – perinatal depression.

At Mini First Aid, we believe that supporting families goes far beyond teaching lifesaving skills – it’s about helping parents feel co...

06/05/2026

So brilliant to see an organisation look after the parents and carers who work in their company - Accenture have a fantastic employee wellbeing scheme providing first aid training for their staff before, during and after parental leave and our team in Birmingham have been there this week 💚

05/05/2026

With around 1 in every 11 children living with asthma in the UK, chances are you or someone you know has a child with this condition.

Scroll through for information, and if you would like to hear from a mother with lived experience of a child with asthma, head to wherever you listen to podcasts and search Family Health by Mini First Aid. Episode 23 is jam-packed with advice and guidance 💚

04/05/2026

🎉GIVEAWAY!🎉

Mini First Aid and Bibado have teamed up for an amazing giveaway. You could win a Baby Bear Tableware Bundle from Bibado, a Mini First Aid Choking Prevention Bundle and a Mini First Aid Family First Aid Kit, a combination prize bundle worth almost £115!

This gorgeous and stylish Bibado tableware bundle includes:

2 x Long-sleeve Coverall Weaning Bibs
1 x Set of matching Handi Cutlery
1 x Dippit™
1 x Sippit™ Open Training Cup
1 x Silicone Suction Bowl
1 x FREE First Foods Weaning Charts (limited to one free charts per order)

The Mini First Aid Choking Bundle contains a choke tester tool for household items, a grape cutter, a choking advice fridge magnet and our award-winning Sit Chop Chew book.

Our Family First Aid Kit contains 115 items of first aid essentials, including a digital thermometer, instant cold pack and paramedics' recommended shears which cut through clothing and seatbelts - ideal for keeping in your car or at home for any first aid emergencies.

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02/05/2026

“I’d had CPR training through work years earlier, but you never expect to use it,” Ryan said. “You just act on instinct. In those moments, doing something is always better than doing nothing.”

Yes! We say this all the time - doing something is always better than nothing when it comes to CPR. As this story demonstrates, you just never know when you might be the first on the scene of an emergency.

Without immediate CPR, a person’s chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest falls by around 10% with every minute that passes.

Mark Winter collapsed at the wheel of his delivery van after suffering a cardiac arrest. A passerby saved his life and four years on he's running a marathon

01/05/2026

Most people would say they have heard of sepsis, but when asked whether they know the signs and symptoms, the answer is different.

At Mini First Aid, we educate about sepsis in all of our first aid classes. It's something we take very seriously because sepsis claims the lives of 50,000 people in the UK every single year.

Last week, our founder Kate was at the Houses of Parliament for a reception with our charity partners The UK Sepsis Trust. Hosted by the brilliant sepsis survivor ‘Bionic Peer’ Lord Craig Mackinlay, together with Harry Redknapp, Melissa Mead MBE and actor Jason Watkins. An incredible gathering of people, all focused on saving lives. The stories were so moving.

Thank you to Dr Ron Daniels BEM and Sarah Hamilton-Fairley for filling a room with health care professionals, passionate educators, those with lived experience of sepsis, and government representatives who truly care about the future of sepsis research, education and treatment.

This event really drove home how important our work in raising sepsis awareness in the community through our first aid classes really is, and we continue to support The UK Sepsis Trust wherever we can.

30/04/2026

An April round-up - and not an Easter egg in sight! Our brilliant network have been doing some awesome things this month - scroll down to take a look 👇

1. Richard from Mini First Aid Edinburgh & the Lothians got fully 'kitted out' at the Baby & Toddler Show in Glasgow 😂

2. Andrea Mini First Aid Lancashire has been training some amazing young Brownies from 48th Preston St Michael's as they work towards their first aid badge 🤩

3. One of our brand new franchisees, Ceara, has got off to a flying start with baby & child first aid classes over in Northern Ireland Mini First Aid Armagh & South Down

4. Michele Mini First Aid Leeds, Harrogate & Wetherby was thrilled to deliver a brand-new defibrillator to First Steps Nursery at Froebelian in Leeds - it makes us SO happy to see businesses that we provide first aid training for really taking on board the importance of having life-saving kit like this on their premises 💚

5. Teamwork makes the dreamwork for Hafsa Mini First Aid Harrow, Hillingdon & Brent who leaned upon Fran in neighbouring Mini First Aid Watford & Hemel Hempstead to help with some Workplace training for Krav Maga Uri Refaeli - UK

6. Jen's team Mini First Aid Sussex were invited to an antenatal group to give baby & child first aid to expectant and new parents.

7. Liz Mini First Aid Croydon & Bromley has run several Workplace courses this month, including this one at New Addington Baptist Church

8. Fran Mini First Aid Watford & Hemel Hempstead & Mini First Aid Thames Valley, along with all of our franchisee network, completed Life-Threatening Bleed training in order to deliver this as a new module in our workplace courses.

9. And to support this new addition to our training, we took delivery of these incredible life-saving bleed kits from The Daniel Baird Foundation with whom we have partnered to raise awareness of the importance of treating bleeds and having access to bleed kits. More on this coming soon!

10. And finally, a visit to the Houses of Parliament for our founder Kate this month, who attended an awareness campaign event with our charity partner The UK Sepsis Trust

29/04/2026

There is no exact schedule for teething but this is a guide to when you can expect your little one’s milk teeth to emerge.

Teething can feel like quite a stressful time for baby and parent but it’s a totally natural process that all babies go through.

Symptoms of teething include:

🦷 A sore red gum where the new tooth is coming through.
🦷 A mild temperature of less than 38C.
🦷 A rash on your baby’s face.
🦷 A cheek which is flushed on one side – this will be where the tooth is cutting through.
🦷 Rubbing an ear.
🦷 More dribble than usual – this can be enough to saturate several dribble bibs and sets of clothing in one day so don’t be alarmed!
🦷 Your baby might want to gnaw and chew on things a lot, including your finger.
🦷 Irritability.
🦷 Interrupted sleep.

Read lots more about teething, including tips on how to help your baby, on this week’s Mini First Aid blog, available now at the link in our profile 💚

28/04/2026

Sore gums, face rash, dribbling and rubbing an ear - these could all be signs that your baby is teething!

Check out this week's blog for lots of information and guidance on how you can help your baby through the pain and discomfort of teething.

As a new parent, it feels like at the 3-4 month stage you’re just making some headway – you’ve got over the initial shock of being en...

28/04/2026

You know you need to learn first aid for your job, but do you know which first aid course or qualification you need?

Choosing the right First Aid course for your workplace can feel confusing. Different roles, different risks, different legal requirements and trying to decode acronyms like EFAW, PFA, and FAW.

Our Quality Assurance & Compliance Manager at Mini First Aid has written a clear guide to help you make an informed decision. So if you’re a school leader, nursery manager, childminder, business owner, SIA licence holder, or responsible for health and safety in any workplace, we’ll help you understand exactly what you need.

Choosing the right First Aid course for your workplace can feel confusing. Different roles, different risks, different legal requirements...