The Verdugo Hills Hospital BEGINNINGS Family Education Program will offer a babysitting class on Dec. 17 designed for boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 15. The babysitting class is an interactive course that teaches participants valuable skills, including infant/child CPR, basic first aid, home/auto safety, accident prevention, telephone skills, safety tips, when to call 911, poison control, fire/earthquake plans and other helpful childcare advice. Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a babysitting course completion certificate.

Upcoming babysitting classes are planned for Jan. 28 and Feb. 25.

Each class is a single, one-time class, held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Classes are offered at VHH in the Council Room (located on the fourth floor).

Class fee is $35/person. Reservations are required.

For more information or to register, call (818) 952-2272. For a list of additional classes offered by the Family Education Program, visit www.vhhospital.org.

Verdugo Hills Hospital is located at 1812 Verdugo Blvd. in Glendale.