Niagara County's Child Care Resource Center

Training

Please review the training policy, training requirements and the cancellation policy by clicking below before registering for training.

Training Policies               Training Requirements          Cancellation Policy                                 

To access an Educational Incentive Program application or to apply online, click here.

If you have a training topic that you would like added, please email Erin Crump at ecrump@niagaracap.org.

TRAINING CLASS OPPORTUNITIES


Medication Administration Training (MAT)


The next MAT training will be held on October 19, 2024,  The trainings will be held at Mount Saint Mary’s Children Care Center located at 5310 Military Road, Lewiston  14092.   To register for these trainings, please visit the Professional Development Program (PDP) website at:  

https://www.ecetp.pdp.albany.edu/FindTraining.aspx?Prog=MAT.   You will be able to search for a trainer or location at that website.

 Training for Providers Working with Infants and Toddlers

If you work with Infants and/or toddlers this training is for you!  The Community Child Care Clearinghouse of Niagara is offering free training for for those working with infants and toddlers.  Infant Toddler Specialist, Kelly Janese, will be conducting the training.   Please click here for more information.


 New! Child Care Budgeting and Record Keeping training – this is a one on one training to help you with basic budgeting and record keeping for tax purposes. For more information or to make an appointment, contact Donna Striffler at 716-285-8572 ext 116 or email her at dstriffler@niagaracap.org.  Click here for the informational flyer.

The “Blending & Braiding Funds to Support Early Childhood Programs” training is a fiscal training designed help child care programs understand restricted and unrestricted funding. The training will provide strategies and techniques to combine different types of funding in order to serve a diverse population with a variety of needs.    Click here for the informational flyer. Contact Donna Striffler at 716-285-8572 ext 116 or email dstriffler@niagaracap.org to register for the next class.

 Free On-Line Trainings

Click here for a list of free on-line training sponsored by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.

To access the list of State University of New York videoconferences or to register for a videoconference, please click here

 

Information on Accreditation

Child care providers and/or child care programs may choose to obtain an accreditation. An accredited child care provider or program may receive a higher quality rating. Click here for information of the types of credentials available for child care providers and child care programs.

What is QUALITYstarsNY? QUALITYstarsNY is New York’s quality rating and improvement system to support improvements in the quality of services and to communicate to parents in an effective and efficient way essential information about each program, so they can make an informed decision about what program to use for their young children.

QUALITYstarsNY is a project of the Early Childhood Advisory Council whose mission is to provide strategic direction and advice to the State of New York on early childhood issues. By monitoring and guiding the implementation of a range of strategies including QUALITYstarsNY, the Early Childhood Advisory Council supports New York in building a comprehensive and sustainable early childhood system that will ensure success for all of New York’s youngest citizens. For more information on QualitystarsNY please, click here.