Use Care Courses towards national childcare credentials including the CDA credential and CDA, CCP or NAC renewal. Care Courses is an official training partner of the CDA Council for Professional Recognition.
All Care Courses are accepted by New York State Office of Children and Family Services' (OCFS) continuing education training requirements for those who
work in child day care centers, family day care homes, group family day care homes and small day care centers.
This
includes staff, directors, group teachers, assistant teachers, owners, providers, caregivers, assistants and
substitutes.
Please note:
Care Courses may not be used for the New York required 15-hour pre-service health and safety training. Our course Caring for Yourself and Achieving Your Goals is an approved distance learning course and counts towards NY state regulatory training requirements, but this course does not cover OCFS training topics.
New York 30-Hour Childcare Trainings Covering All 10 Training Topics
Looking for 30 hours covering 9 or 10 training topics? The bundles below are accepted by New York State OCFS grant 30 clock hours and cover all 10 New York training topics. Training topics are indicated on Care Courses certificates. Visit our courses by NY Training Topic page to see each course listed by training topic.
Questions? Have a SUNY EIP training award for free training? We're happy to help via phone or email: 1-800-685-7610 or info@CareCourses.com
The New York Office of Children and Family Services requires that child care staff complete a minimum of 30
hours of continuing education every two years addressing the following ten topics:
Principles of childhood development, focusing on the development stages of the age groups for which the program
provides care
Nutrition and health needs of infants and children
Child day care program development
Safety and security procedures
Business record maintenance and management
Child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention
Statutes and regulations pertaining to child day care
Statutes and regulations pertaining to child abuse and maltreatment
Education information on the identification, diagnosis and prevention of shaken baby syndrome
Adverse childhood experiences, focused on understanding trauma and on nurturing resiliency
See our previous 30-hour training bundle page here.
New York Aspire Registry Training
All Care Courses are approved by the New York Aspire Registry. For Aspire Registry training credit, add your
Aspire registry ID number to your Care Courses account.
SUNY EIP Training Awards - Free Childcare Training in New York
All Care Courses, including CDA credential training, are eligible for funding through the SUNY EIP Educational Incentive Program (EIP). Click below to learn about program eligibility and how to apply for
an
EIP award for free training. Already have an EIP award? Check out our blog How Do I Use a New York EIP Award to Pay for Training?
Need assistance filling out the training portion of your
application? Call us at
1-800-685-7610 or email us at info@carecourses.com for assistance!
Opening a child care facility in New York
For those of you interested in starting a day care or home-based child care facility in New York, please contact
your state licensing agency using the contact information below. The licensing agency can give you advice on the
requirements, rules and regulations of your state.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
"Hi, yes the material [Observing, Recording, and Assessing Children's Development] is excellent! I am enjoying the material and making application to the lessons for my School age Program
and
my
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learning
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-
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