Training, Technical Assistance, and Professional Development
The Child Care Connection offers a wide range of training, from required courses to professional development opportunities and technical assistance. The Child Care Connection's trainings are designed around the NYS Office of Children and Family Services regulations and training requirements for registered and licensed programs.
The Child Care Connection provides one-on-one technical assistance to help providers improve their program quality and maintain compliance with the state regulations. Technical assistance is available to providers and administrators for all modalities of care, legally exempt care, and to parents.
Intensive Technical Assistance projects take place throughout the year. Projects are open to all modalities of care and include an overview of the project before it begins and a minimimum of three hours of intensive technical assistance on-site. Projects are outcomes based and the Child Care Specialist will work with the provider to meet the goals that they have set for themselves.
Visit our Training and Events Calendar to see the full schedule of educational opportunities for providers and would-be providers. The Child Care Connection Newsletter, with other trainings available in the area, is also on-line for your convenience.
You may request technical assistance or a training topic by completing the request form and submitting to our office via e-mail, fax, or mail, or you may call our office and speak with one of our Child Care Specialists.
Steps to Improve Quality
Attending trainings helps you learn the skills you need to understand and support children's growth and development, and you will be able to offer a higher quality of child care to the children in your program. How to you improve the quality of the care you provide? Add follow-up technical assistance after a training to help with implementation. Earn CEUs or college credits. Become accredited. Earn a Child Development Associate.
Early Childhood Courses
Earlychildhood.org - Find a college near you that offers Early Childhood courses and degrees.
Professional Development
Child Development Associate (CDA)
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association for Family Child Care
New York State Credential Programs
After School Works! New York
On-line Training and Distance Learning Resources
SUNY Learning Network - Find an online degree program.
Early Childhood Education and Training Program - New York State Office of Children and Family Services Approved Distance Learning Workshops:
Care Courses - Distance Learning for Early Childhood Professionals.
NACCRRA Online Training Courses -
Other Resources
Early Care Management Training - For Day Care Center Directors
SUNY Professional Development Program - Offers trainings that are available for all child care providers in New York State.
Scholarships, Grants and Rebates
SUNY Professional Development Program -
- Educational Incentive Program (EIP) - The Educational Incentive Program (EIP) is a scholarship program funded by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (NYS OCFS). Its purpose is to assist child care providers in paying for the professional development training and education they need to provide quality care to children.
- The MAT Rebate Program - The MAT Rebate Program is for day care facilities to offset the cost of the training to certify staff to administer medication in a child care setting.
- Health and Safety Rebate - The Health and Safety Rebate offsets the cost of obtaining Health and Safety training which is required for first time licensed or registered family or group family daycare providers.
VOICE CSEA - provides a grant up to $500 to New York State registered family and licensed group family child care providers outside of New York City. The grants may be used to purchase items you need to provide quality child care and run your small business, such as Health and Safety Items, Program Materials and Supplies, Tuition, Professional Development Training, and Infant Child CPR-First Aid Training.