- Recent graduates of The Bellevue Hospital’s Babysitting Basics Class include, front row left to right, McKenna Davis, Jamie Vogel, Gracie Hay, Sam Durbin, Morgan Blanden, Madilyn Slingwine, and Rachelle Schuller.
A total of 23 local and area students have become better babysitters, the result of completing a “Babysitting Basics” all-day course at The Bellevue Hospital.
The participants met from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Monday, June 11 in the hospital’s Conference Center. The class is for potential babysitters ages 11 and older.
The course introduced the future babysitters to the roles and responsibilities of the babysitter, including how to handle emergencies and illness, the basics of bathing, diapering, and feeding infants, playtime suggestions, and safety and nutrition.
Each student received a certificate of completion and a handbook. Lunch was also provided for the participants.
Members of the class included McKenna Davis, Jamie Vogel, Gracie Hay, Sam Durbin, Morgan Blanden, Madilyn Slingwine, Rachelle Schuller, Lika Katsisheili, Mary Miller, Amelia Ruggles, Madelyn Verhoff, Cyleen Sharpe, Madison Aichholz, Katherine Kuss, Hunter Branham, Arianah Bartlebaugh, Addison Burmeister, Hannah Gerhardstein, Chasity Alejandro, Molly Webb, Melissa Laconis, Sarah Alexander, and Samantha Fleming.
The next Babysitting Basics course at The Bellevue Hospital is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 (President’s Day) from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Conference Center, Building B, at the former hospital facility located at 815 Northwest Street. For additional information or to sign up for the next class, contact the Centralized Scheduling Department: in Bellevue phone 419.483.4040, Ext. 4326; in Clyde phone 419.547.0074, Ext. 4326.