Training for Providers
Child Care Connection offers a wide range of training, from required courses, such as the Health and Safety Class to professional development opportunities and technical assistance. Our professional development opportunities include American Red Cross CPR and First Aid, SUNY Video conferences, CACFP trainings, Shaken Baby, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Child Abuse and Maltreatment, and other required topic areas. Child Care Connection' trainings are designed around the NYS OCFS regulations and training requirements for registered and licensed programs.
We provide one-on-one technical assistance to help providers improve their program quality and maintain compliance with the state regulations. Our quarterly newsletter and annual conferences help child care professionals stay current with the most up-to-date information.
Child Care Connection offers Medication Administration Training and Health Care Consultancy through a contract with Otsego County Public Health Nursing.
There is a grant available through SUNY to reimburse providers for the cost of the MAT. There is a rebate available through SUNY toward the expense of the Health and Safety Class. The Education Incentive Program is a scholarship program available through SUNY to assist providers with the cost of training. For more information, visit www.tsg.suny.edu.
Visit our Training and Events Calendar to see the full schedule of educational opportunities for providers and would-be providers. Training on an individual basis will be $25 dollars per hour charged to the provider, providers may be able to be reimbursed for from EIP. The cost of scheduled training available can be found on the training calendar or is available by contacting us.
The Child Care Connection newsletter is now online! NEW!
The quarterly Child Care Connection Newsletter is now available online for your convenience. The newsletter contains the Child Care Connection quarterly training schedule, as well as other training opportunities locally and statewide.
If you would like to know more about becoming a child care provider or about how Child Care Connection can assist your child care program, contact us for more information or register your program with our database.