Start working as an NCS
Explain your role, care for a newborn head to toe, and set up contracts, insurance and taxes.
Bundle of two online courses
Build your newborn care foundation,
and feel at home with days-old babies.
For caregivers with professional infant experience who are moving into Newborn Care Specialist work. Get Foundational and The First Six Weeks together for $1,097.
- Price
- $1,097
- Format
- Online, two courses, 90 lessons, 15 hours of video in total
- Prerequisites
- Each course in the bundle keeps its own entry requirements. Foundational requires age 18+ and prior professional experience working with infants.
You know babies.
Brand new babies are their own world.
You have cared for infants as a nanny, a doula or in daycare. But Newborn Care Specialist work can start when a baby is only a few days old.
If you have not worked much with babies that young, or it has been a few years, it is hard to feel sure about what is normal in how a newborn looks and behaves. That doubt shows on the job.
This bundle pairs our core newborn care training with a focused course on the first six weeks. Foundational gives you in-depth newborn care and the business basics. The First Six Weeks starts with an in-depth look at day one, then covers milestones, reflexes, development, behavior and appearance.
What changes for you
After the course,
you can:
Know the first six weeks
Feel more confident about the milestones, reflexes, development, behavior and appearance of a newborn in the first six weeks.
Notice possible signs early
Recognize possible signs of reflux, tongue tie, food allergies and postpartum mood disorders, and bring up concerns with parents.
Support the whole family
Care for preemies and multiples, and help a postpartum mom recover and feel supported.
What the bundle includes
- Foundational: what a Newborn Care Specialist is, and how the role differs from a doula, night nanny and traditional nanny
- Foundational: head-to-toe newborn care, bathing, feeding, diapering, swaddling and building a nursery must-have list
- Foundational: preemies, multiples, the postpartum mom and postpartum mood disorders
- Foundational: recognizing signs of reflux, tongue and lip tie, pyloric stenosis, cleft lip and palate, and food allergies
- Foundational: sleep training methods, your NCS business, contracts, getting paid and working with agencies
- The First Six Weeks: an in-depth look at day one
- The First Six Weeks: milestones, reflexes, development, behavior and appearance in the first six weeks
- The First Six Weeks: a course workbook and a CEU assessment
Foundational: 73 lessons, 12.5 hours of video. The First Six Weeks: 17 lessons, 2.5 hours of video.
Is this course right for you?
This course is for you if
- You are 18 or older and have worked with infants in a professional setting, as a nanny, daycare provider or similar
- You want to move into Newborn Care Specialist work, or you are a newer NCS who wants more depth
- You have not worked much with babies that are only a few days old, or you want a refresher
- You want both courses for less than buying them one at a time
Choose another route if
- You have no professional infant experience yet. We can refer you to a program geared to your needs first.
- You prefer Elevate as your core course. Choose Elevate or Foundational, not both.
- You have already completed core NCS training. The First Six Weeks is also sold on its own.
Your instructor
Tonya Sakowicz
Founder and Director of Education, Newborn Care Solutions
Tonya is an INA Credentialed Nanny, Newborn Care Specialist, CAPPA trained Postpartum Doula and Parent Educator, with more than 30 years of experience as a nanny and Newborn Care Specialist. She does consulting, in-home sleep conditioning and newborn care for her clients.
She founded Newborn Care Solutions with her husband, Todd, and is its Owner and Director of Education. She was named DEMA Educator of the Year in 2016 and 2017, and received the DEMA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
The learning.
In their words.
There are a handful of training opportunities out there, but hands down Tonya is the most thorough, most updated, and best all around.
Her courses make my nannies and newborn care specialists more marketable and confident as they serve my clients.
Individual experiences, not a promise of outcomes or earnings.
Before you enroll
Your questions,
answered.
What is included in the bundle?
Two separate courses, Foundational Newborn Care Specialist Training and The First Six Weeks. Together that is 90 lessons and 15 hours of video.
How much do I save?
The bundle is $1,097. Bought separately, Foundational is $997 and The First Six Weeks is $297, a total of $1,294. You save $197.
What are the entry requirements?
Each course keeps its own requirements. For Foundational, you must be at least 18 and have prior experience working with infants in a professional setting, as a nanny, daycare provider or similar.
Does the bundle include CEUs?
Foundational is approved through CAPPA for 16 continuing education units, and includes the CACHE Accreditation Certification & Other CEU Approvals Exam. The First Six Weeks is listed on our learning platform as 3 hours of CEUs, and ends with a CEU assessment.
Is Newborn Care Specialist work medical?
No. NCS work is non-medical. Both courses help you understand what is normal and recognize possible signs, so you can bring up concerns with parents and they can get the right help.
$1,097, online, two courses
Your core training,
and confidence from day one.
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