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Early Childhood Education and Training Program



Take ECETP E-learning courses online

E-learning trainings are a convenient way for all child care providers in New York State to meet their required training hours at no cost.

What types of scholarships, grants and rebates can I apply for?

Funding is available to help child care providers obtain professional development and education, to help facilities offset the cost of MAT training and to help offset the cost of Health and Safety training for new providers.

Sign up for ECETP videoconferences

Videoconference training allows you to learn from experts and other child care providers while networking and sharing your experience with other professionals.



What's New?

Dec 02, 2013

Educational Incentive Program (EIP) 2014. The 2014 Educational Incentive Program brochure and application are now available.

Dec 02, 2013

Administration and Management with a Focus on Child Day Care Regulations videos. This videoconference training, with live participation from Janice Molnar PhD, Deputy Commissioner and Kathleen Pickel from the Division of Child Care Services, outlines the newly adopted and proposed child care regulations. The major changes to the adopted Family Child Care and Group Family Child Care regulations are discussed in detail. The regulations will go into effect on May 1, 2014, so it's important that you become familiar with the changes and reviewing this training can help you be prepared for implementation. This video also reviews the proposed changes to the Child Daycare Center and School-Age Child Care regulations so you are familiar with these anticipated changes. Many questions and concerns from providers were also addressed during a live question and answer segment. View the videos at the link above.

Oct 22, 2013

Administration and Management with a Focus on Child Day Care Regulations. The New York State Office of Children and Family Service's Division of Child Care has regulations that child care providers are required to follow so they can provide developmentally appropriate care while keeping the children they care for healthy and safe. To help you better understand the proposed changes coming to the regulations, we will be presenting our last Videoconference of the 2013 series, "Administration and Management with a Focus on Child Day Care Regulations" on the evening of Thursday, November 14, 2013. Join us for this informative training where representatives from the Office of Children and Family Services will review the proposed regulations to provide you with the most current information available. It's going to be packed with information that you're not going to want to miss, so register today at the link above.

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