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New York State Health & Safety Mandated Training
The NYS Office of Children and Family Services(OCFS) requires that all new family or group day care providers complete a 15-hour state approved training course before becoming a licensed daycare provider.
This course is also good for existing NYS licensed day care providers for 15 hours of credit towards their 30-hour, bi-annual training requirement.
Participants must attend ALL sessions of the course in order to receive certification. The course consists of 8 parts:
- Preventing Childhood Injuries
- Supervision
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)
- Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse
- Food Safety
- Preventing Disease Transmission (PDT)
- Caring for Ill Children
The NYS Mandated Training on Health and Safety course is available only through:
- Registered teacher education programs through New York State and City Continuing Education departments
- Training providers approved by NYS Office of Children and Family Services(OCFS).
Contact our Career Development Services Center for help locating training in your area.
NOTE:
- For Additional Information visit:www.tsg.suny.edu/about_health_safety.shtmm
- To find Health and Safety Trainers at SUNY Training Strategies, follow this link: http://www.tsg.suny.edu/olapps/hstrainerlookup/findtrainer.aspx
- Providers may be eligible for scholarship funds through the OCFS Educational Incentive Program (EIP).
- For more information on EIP, visit: http://www.tsg.suny.edu/eip.shtm
- Or call 1-800-295-9616