Mini First Aid Cardiff & Newport

01/10/2026

⛑️ Mini First Aid private class! ⛑️

Earlier this week, we delivered our multi award winning baby and child first aid class, to a lovely family, who are awaiting the imminent arrival of a new baby into the family. The class was delivered at their home, in a lovely and relaxed environment. 🏡

If you would like to book a private class, get in touch for more details and our trainer availability. 👇

💻 www.cardiff.minifirstaid.co.uk
📧 [email protected]

24/09/2026

Baby Show Winner!

A huge thank you to Grace for sharing these lovely words and photos following her private Baby & Child First Aid class, which she won at The Baby Show in Birmingham!

We absolutely love attending shows like The Baby Show. It's a wonderful opportunity to meet new and expectant parents, share our passion for first aid and give families the chance to win some fantastic prizes.

And we couldn't do it without the support of our brilliant sponsors, Things Happen! 💚

Niraj and his team have been supporting Mini First Aid at shows for several years, generously sponsoring our attendance and competitions, including the prize that Grace won.

We're incredibly grateful for their continued support, which helps us give even more families the opportunity to learn potentially life-saving first aid skills.

Thank you, Niraj and everyone at Things Happen, for helping us make moments like this possible! And brilliant work from Lorraine Mini First Aid Birmingham who delivered the session. 💚

22/09/2026

What are you doing this weekend? ⛑️
Could you step in and save a baby or child’s life? 💚

Come and learn some amazing Mini First Aid skills, at our relaxed and informal session, led by a Paediatric First Aid expert. Suitable for Mummies, Daddies, Expectant parents, Grandparents and babysitters.

The class is already half full, so book soon to guarantee your place. 👇

💻 https://cardiff.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/open/26580

18/09/2026

Two-hour Baby & Child first aid classes from award-winning Mini First Aid could help you to save your baby’s life.

Classes cover first aid for babies and children and will give you the confidence to deal with:

Choking
CPR
Burns
Breaks
Bleeding
Trips & Falls
Head Bumps
Febrile Seizures

We also provide Meningitis and Sepsis awareness training in this class.

Classes are perfect for expectant parents, parents, grandparents, carers, nannies, extended family members, or anyone who might look after your little one!

You'll find us all across Cardiff and Newport, go to the Classes page of our website:

💻 www.cardiff.minifirstaid.co.uk

Knowledge is power when it comes to protecting and looking after our little ones. You have it in you to save a life. 💚

18/09/2026

Our multi award winning baby and child first aid class in Radyr tomorrow, has sold out! We can't wait to meet everyone, to teach our amazing Mini First Aid skills. 💚

18/09/2026

When you're trying to have an admin day and the kitten has other plans! 🐈‍⬛😹

18/09/2026

18/09/2026

Some foods need a little extra thought before they're offered to babies and young children. ⛑️

While many of these foods aren't off limits forever, they can pose a choking risk if they're not prepared appropriately. Others, like honey, should be avoided altogether before your baby's first birthday because of the risk of infant botulism.

Foods to take extra care with include:

• Honey (avoid under 12 months)
• Popcorn
• Whole nuts
• Marshmallows
• Sausages and hot dogs
• Hard boiled sweets
• Grapes
• Whole cherry tomatoes
• Raw hard fruit and vegetables

Simple changes, such as cutting grapes, hot dogs and cherry tomatoes lengthways or into quarters, grating or cooking hard fruit and vegetables, and avoiding foods that are round, hard or potentially sticky (marshmallows), can make mealtimes much safer.

No matter how careful we are, choking can still happen. That's why knowing what to do in an emergency is one of the most important skills any parent, grandparent or carer can learn.

Our award-winning Baby & Child First Aid classes and baby safety classes cover choking prevention, safe weaning, how to recognise the signs of choking and exactly what to do if a baby or child is choking, giving you the confidence to act quickly if you ever need to.

Find your local class and book today at www.cardiff.minifirstaid.co.uk.

16/09/2026

Why would you hesitate when it comes to giving CPR?
You might assume that you would naturally jump in and help if you thought someone needed CPR but there are several reasons why people are often reluctant. ⛑️

💚 They don’t know what to do. This is a biggie, and a reason that we are passionate about changing through teaching first aid techniques!
💚 They misinterpret breathing. When someone is in cardiac arrest and needs CPR, they will be unconscious and not breathing, but there is something known as ‘agonal breathing’ which is a brainstem reflex, a dying gasp if you like, that signals cardiac arrest rather than survival. Research shows this can be misinterpreted as the patient breathing and can cause critical delays in CPR initiation.
💚 They are scared they will do it wrong or hurt the person. You may not get the perfect technique, you may break ribs, but in this emergency situation, doing something is ALWAYS better than doing nothing.
💚 They are worried about touching another person on the chest. This is particularly the case if the patient is a woman, which is why only 68% of women are likely to receive CPR from bystanders compared with 73% of men.
💚 The ‘Bystander Effect’ means that people are less likely to help a person in distress when other people are present. The more witnesses there are to an emergency or crime, the less likely any single person is to step in and offer aid, with everyone looking to others and seeing how they respond.

Would any of these reasons make you reluctant to step in if you saw someone in cardiac arrest?