Between formal PFA renewals, short refreshers keep infant and child emergency skills familiar.
Useful after quiet periods, staff changes, or when you want scenario practice with your own rooms and outing plans.
What is Paediatric First Aid Refresher?
A concise paediatric skills top-up - CPR, choking, anaphylaxis response, and setting-specific drills - not a full replacement for PFA renewal.
Typical duration: Often half a day to one day
Certificate life: Refresh/attendance evidence; renew full PFA on its three-year cycle
Who usually needs this training?
- Nurseries wanting yearly paediatric drills
- Schools refreshing holiday-club or wraparound teams
- Settings preparing for inspection with confident staff
Your options when arranging PFA refresher training
How to run it:
- Inset-day practical workshop
- Evening session after children leave
- Combined refresher for PFA and EPFA holders
What to look for in a PFA refresher trainer or training company
- Early years experience and paediatric kit
- Scenarios for rooms, outdoors and trips
- Support updating your paediatric first-aid list for parents
Track full PFA expiry dates separately so ratio-critical certificates never lapse.
Authoritative guidance
Check primary sources before you buy - FlexMed helps you hire trainers, but course requirements come from regulators, statutory frameworks and professional bodies:
How FlexMed helps you find the right trainer
FlexMed is a UK marketplace that connects organisations with freelance trainers and training companies. Instead of cold-calling providers or waiting on generic quote forms, you can post what you need once and compare responses from people who already deliver PFA refresher.
- Create a free organisation account - register as a client organisation if you need training delivered for your staff, or as a training company if you need freelance trainer cover for a course you already run.
- Post a clear request or job - include the course type (Paediatric First Aid Refresher), date(s), postcode area, headcount, venue type, and whether you need equipment supplied.
- Review profiles and credentials - check bios, verification documents, equipment flags, and ratings before you award.
- Compare quotes and message - ask about awarding organisation, assessment method, blended learning options, and what is included in the price.
Trainers and providers looking for work can also browse open jobs on FlexMed.
Practical tips before you book
- Complete a first-aid / training needs assessment so you book the right level - not just the cheapest day course. The HSE first aid needs assessment guidance is the usual starting point for workplaces.
- Confirm whether you need regulated qualifications, in-date certificates, or specific awarding bodies for your sector.
- Share access details, parking, and any learner needs early so the session runs smoothly.
- Ask who issues the certificates and how quickly learners receive them after assessment.
Book paediatric refresher cover through FlexMed when you want practice that matches your setting.