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Self-paced online education lets you work through the material around your existing commitments.
Professional newborn care education
Advance your newborn care knowledge and skills with training designed to strengthen your professional value, expand your opportunities, and grow your earning potential.
Six short questions. No signup needed.
These marks show the professional organizations and commitments Newborn Care Solutions takes part in. They are affiliations, not training certifications, and they do not certify each program or its graduates.
View the APNA sponsor-member listingFoundational NCS: this course qualifies for 16 continuing education units toward ongoing CAPPA certification.
Read the CAPPA approval detailsCACHE / NCFE: this NCFE-accredited qualification is unregulated and not nationally recognized. Certification has separate requirements and fees.
Read the qualification requirements
Tonya Sakowicz / Founder and senior instructorExpertise, shared with care
There's a family behind every question. A baby behind every lesson. Our education connects the knowledge of newborn care with the thoughtfulness it takes to support a family.
Learn from Tonya Sakowicz, an INA Credentialed Nanny and Newborn Care Specialist, alongside contributing educators with experience across newborn care.
Meet the people behind the learningWhy learn with Newborn Care Solutions?
Newborn care knowledge, the professional side of the role, and resources to keep exploring. Choose a learning route that matches the experience you bring.
Self-paced online education lets you work through the material around your existing commitments.
Our curricula bring newborn care and family support together with topics such as communication, contracts and working with agencies.
Core, advanced and specialist learning sit alongside continuing education. Compare the scope and entry requirements before you choose.
Selected courses include workbooks, case discussions or sample documents. The Real Talk archive adds recorded conversations to explore.
Resources and support vary by program. Review the curriculum and current terms for the course you choose.
Published voices from the NCS community
Perspectives from newborn care professionals and agency leaders. Read an excerpt, or open the complete testimonial.
On advanced training
“by far the most comprehensive and worthwhile training I have taken.”
Nicole LangOwner of A Heart for Service, LLCOn teaching style
“Her teaching style is thorough and clear”
Lisa BaldridgeNanny for Newborns, LLCAn agency owner’s perspective
“We all walked away learning so much.”
Danielle McEntirePresident, The Windsor Agency, Inc.On learning & confidence
“I feel I left that weekend of learning fully confident in my new-found knowledge”
Christine ArcherNewborn Care Specialist
For parents
Looking for help at home? Hiring support is handled by the separate Newborn Care Solutions Agency.
Explore the agency, learn about the process, and connect with its team about your family's needs.
Explore family supportFor agency owners and teams
Build your team's understanding of newborn care placements. Explore training and consulting designed for agencies that work with Newborn Care Specialists.
Explore agency educationStay curious
Answer six short questions to see which course fits the experience you bring.
Care, communication and the professional side of working with families.
Ongoing mini-trainings for working professionals. Past Foundational and Elevate students can ask about complimentary access.
Before your next step
Clarity matters.
Especially when you're investing in your education.
Start with the infant-care experience you already have. Foundational requires prior professional experience with infants. Compare Foundational and Elevate, or answer the six questions on the Where to begin page to see which course fits.
No. Elevate expands on the subjects in Foundational. Advanced is a separate course that covers further topics and has its own prerequisites. Check each course page before you choose.
No. Course completion and professional certification are separate steps. Each program page lists its own requirements, assessments and fees.
Access depends on the program. Elevate includes 365 days of access. Each course page lists its access terms, and the education team can confirm them before you buy.
The separate Newborn Care Solutions Agency handles family hiring support. The For parents page explains the handoff and links to the agency website.
Use Student login in the navigation to reach the learning platform sign-in page. Current and past Foundational and Elevate students can also ask about complimentary access to the Collective.