Child Matters

Child Matters Child Matters is an accredited first aid training provider that specialises in paediatric courses & sessions for parents, carers & childcare professionals.

We are passionate about training as many people as possible in these vital skills.

The UK’s EYFS infant sleep product rules are changing this September 2026, and every parent, childminder and caregiver n...
29/04/2026

The UK’s EYFS infant sleep product rules are changing this September 2026, and every parent, childminder and caregiver needs to know what’s different. Read our latest blog...

The UK’s EYFS infant sleep product rules are changing this September 2026, and every parent, childminder and caregiver needs to know what's different.

Download this free Parent’s Pack 2026 for bite-sized facts and safety tips on the biggest accident risks to children. Al...
22/04/2026

Download this free Parent’s Pack 2026 for bite-sized facts and safety tips on the biggest accident risks to children. Allowing you to make simple changes that can fit into busy routines.

👉Get yours here: https://capt.org.uk/resources/parents-pack/

Our Child Safety Parents' Pack contains bite-sized facts and safety tips on the main accident risks to children. Allowing you to make simple changes that can fit into busy routines. Last update: 01/04/2025

Read the latest guidance that supports planned updates to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, w...
22/04/2026

Read the latest guidance that supports planned updates to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which should be made in September 2026.

It is important to provide babies and children with a safer sleep environment to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in babies up to 12 months of age, and sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC) in children aged over 12 months.

This guidance supports planned updates to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which should be made in September 2026.

  Thank you to all the wonderful students who gave such positive feedback from our recent paediatric first aid classes. ...
21/04/2026

Thank you to all the wonderful students who gave such positive feedback from our recent paediatric first aid classes. It's means so much to know we are teaching in such a fun, informative and memorable way.

Knowing how to respond to a bee or wasp sting allergy can be lifesaving!How to avoid being stung:-FOOD: Keep food covere...
17/04/2026

Knowing how to respond to a bee or wasp sting allergy can be lifesaving!

How to avoid being stung:-

FOOD: Keep food covered when outside and avoid open rubbish bins.

CLOTHING: Avoid bright colours, keep your arms, legs and feet covered outdoors.

REACTION: If a bee/wasp is near you, don’t swat it, move away slowly. If it lands on you, be patient and wait for it to fly away.

Know your ABC:-

Airways: swelling in the throat, tongue or upper airways (tightening of the throat, hoarse voice, difficulty swallowing).

Breathing: sudden onset wheezing, breathing difficulty, noisy breathing.

Circulation: dizziness, feeling faint, sudden sleepiness, pale clammy skin, tiredness, confusion, loss of consciousness.

Anaphylaxis requires an urgent injection of adrenaline. If you are at risk of anaphylaxis you should be prescribed two adrenaline autoinjectors (AAIs).

1. Stay where you are. Lie down with your legs raised.
2. Use an adrenaline auto-injector without delay.
3. Call 999 & ask for an ambulance. Say its an emergency case of anaphylaxis.
4. Use your second AAI after 5 mins if you get worse or do not improve.

When waiting for an ambulance, stay where you are, do not stand or sit up.

If you have a serious allergy to bee or wasp venom, you may be eligible for venom immunotherapy (VIT). The goal of VIT is to desensitise your immune system to venom so that it no longer overreacts. This is done by giving you doses of bee/wasp venom that gradually increase over time. For more information visit anaphylaxis.org.uk

From 1st of May, ProTrainings will be stopping the printing and issuing of paper certificates. All certificates will ins...
16/04/2026

From 1st of May, ProTrainings will be stopping the printing and issuing of paper certificates. All certificates will instead be provided 100% digitally. Meaning your paediatric certificates from Child Matters will be 100% digital.

Digital certificates offer a faster, more efficient, and environmentally friendly solution, and align with the approach taken by many other awarding bodies.

You can continue to save your certificate to your Apple Wallet or download a PDF file - the choice is yours.

What's new in the Child Matters shop?Fold Up First Aid Kit (22 x 12 x 7cm)£9.50 (exc. VAT)Free shipping to SL7 postcodes...
15/04/2026

What's new in the Child Matters shop?

Fold Up First Aid Kit (22 x 12 x 7cm)
£9.50 (exc. VAT)

Free shipping to SL7 postcodes

This small lightweight first aid kit bag is a soft, nylon roll-up case, durable and tough to keep the contents protected. It has a velcro fastening making it easy and quick to open and close even if you only have one hand free.

It’s one of the best first aid kits for quality and reliability - exactly what you need in an accident or emergency when travelling or at home.

Buy it here:- https://www.child-matters.co.uk/product/fold-up-first-aid-kit/

  We agree. Everyone should do family first aid training. Just three hours learning how to deal with a first aid emergen...
14/04/2026

We agree. Everyone should do family first aid training. Just three hours learning how to deal with a first aid emergency could save a life. And. It's fun!

Here are some pictures of our recent Junior First Aid training at Holy Trinity Marlow where students learnt: - Defibrill...
14/04/2026

Here are some pictures of our recent Junior First Aid training at Holy Trinity Marlow where students learnt:

- Defibrillators
- DRABC
- CPR
- Life‑threatening bleeding
- Choking
- Anaphylaxis
- Burns
- Seizures
- Using a mobile phone in an emergency
- Websites and apps that can help save a life

IT COULD SAVE A LIFE - A previous Child Matters attendee, Ava, performed life-saving CPR on her dad after he suffered a heart attack. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4nt76p5t

BOOK NOW- These sessions can be held during the school day or after school, and we’re often invited to run them as PTA events.

Please contact us so we can help you bring first aid training to your school in a convenient way that works for you.

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54 Wycombe Road
High Wycombe
SL73JH

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About Child Matters

Hi. I’m Claire Street, founder of Child Matters, who provide paediatric first aid training, family first aid training and junior first aid training to childcare professionals, parents, carers and kids. I’m a specialist paediatric nurse, who qualified as a Registered Children’s Nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital London in 1998. I’ve worked continuously within roles in major London hospitals and community settings, which included working as a Senior Sister in A&E departments. acquiring the skills to care for injured, sick and vulnerable children.

My love for assessing and educating people have been consolidated through working in community based positions, most recently with Looked After Children in London’s third largest borough. This role involved training foster careers and social workers about basic life support, first aid, child development and childhood injury and illnesses. My expertise has been strengthened by the undertaking of her Master’s Degree in Child Protection and Complex Child Care at the Tavistock and Portman Centre in London in 2008.

I continue to keep my skills updated with various training courses PILS (Paediatric Intermediate Life Support, AIM (Acute Illness Management Course) and first aid related conferences, courses and study days. This growing body of experience has given me and my team the motivation and expertise unique to Child Matters.