Earn 16 continuing education units
Complete a course approved through CAPPA that qualifies for 16 continuing education units towards your ongoing certification.
Foundational NCS, CAPPA approved, 16 CEUs
Add newborn care to your doula work
and earn 16 continuing education units.
Our Foundational NCS course is approved through CAPPA and qualifies for 16 continuing education units towards your ongoing certification. Build newborn care and business knowledge while you keep your credential current.
- Price
- $997
- Format
- Online, self-paced, 73 lessons, 12.5 hours of video
- Prerequisites
- Age 18+ and prior professional experience working with infants.
Your certification needs CEUs.
Your clients need newborn skills.
As a postpartum doula, you keep your certification current with continuing education. You also meet families in the newborn weeks, when questions about feeding, sleep and daily care come fast.
Spending your CEU hours on training that does not build those newborn skills costs you twice, in time and in what you can offer clients.
Foundational NCS does both. It is approved through CAPPA and qualifies for 16 continuing education units, and it covers newborn care from head to toe plus the business basics of NCS work. Families love doulas who are also trained NCS.
What changes for you
After the course,
you can:
Know the NCS role
Explain what a Newborn Care Specialist is, and how the role differs from a doula, night nanny or nanny.
Give confident newborn care
Provide head-to-toe newborn care, including bathing, feeding, diapering and swaddling.
Support the postpartum parent
Recognize the signs of postpartum mood disorders and support the parent as well as the baby.
Run the business side
Handle contracts, liability insurance and taxes, and choose between agencies and going solo.
What the Foundational course covers
- What a Newborn Care Specialist is, and how the role differs from a doula, night nanny or nanny
- Client contracts, liability insurance and tax basics
- Head-to-toe newborn care, including bathing, breast and bottle feeding, diapering and swaddling
- Nursery must-haves for you and your clients
- The special needs of preemies, and caring for multiples
- Recognizing signs of postpartum mood disorders, reflux, tongue tie, torticollis and food allergies
- Business basics: your NCS resume, your elevator pitch, and agencies versus going solo
73 lessons and 12.5 hours of video.
Is this course right for you?
This course is for you if
- You are a postpartum doula who needs continuing education units for your ongoing certification
- You already have professional experience working with infants
- You want to add newborn care specialist skills to the support you offer families
Choose another route if
- You have no professional experience with infants yet: Foundational requires prior professional infant experience
- You are under 18
- You are a family looking to hire a doula or newborn care specialist
Your instructor
Tonya Sakowicz
Founder, Newborn Care Solutions
Tonya is an INA Credentialed Nanny, Newborn Care Specialist, and CAPPA trained Postpartum Doula and Parent Educator, with more than 35 years of experience as a Nanny and Newborn Care Specialist.
She founded Newborn Care Solutions alongside her husband, Todd, and is its Owner and Director of Education. She has spoken at conferences for the International Nanny Association, the National Association of Nannies and the Association of Premier Nanny Agencies.
Before you enroll
Questions about
CAPPA Approved Program: Foundational NCS
Which course is CAPPA approved?
Our Foundational NCS course (Foundational Newborn Care Specialist Training). It is approved through CAPPA and qualifies for 16 continuing education units towards your ongoing certification.
How do I earn my 16 CEUs?
For more information on earning your 16 CEUs, email info@newborncaresolutions.com.
Do I need experience before I enroll?
Yes. Foundational is for people age 18 and over with prior professional experience working with infants.
How long is the course?
Foundational has 73 lessons with 12.5 hours of video, and you study online at your own pace.
Is there ongoing learning after the course?
Yes. Current and past Foundational students can request complimentary enrollment in the Continuing Education Collective by emailing info@newborncaresolutions.com with proof of enrollment.