Is New York's 30-Hour Rule Your Mandated Gym Membership?
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hink of your professional brain like a muscle. If you don't use it, challenge it, and give it new exercises, it gets weak. New York's requirement for 30 hours of continuing education every two years is essentially a state-mandated gym membership for your professional brain. It's a structured program designed to keep you #mentally fit, flexible, and strong. Are you using your "gym time" to its full potential?
Are You Stuck on the Same Old Treadmill?
Doing the same #health-and- #safety refresher year after year? That's like only ever using the treadmill at the gym. To get truly fit, you need to cross-train. Use your 30 hours to work out different professional muscles. Take a course on curriculum planning to flex your creative muscles. Dive into a workshop on family #engagement to strengthen your communication skills. Variety is the key to balanced, holistic professional strength.
Have You Tried "Lifting Heavy" with a New Challenge?
Is your training a little too easy? Sometimes, the most #growth comes from tackling a heavy lift. Use your EIP scholarship and your 30 hours to work toward a challenging new credential, like the Infant-Toddler Care and Education Credential or the Director's Credential. This kind of focused, high-intensity training builds serious professional muscle and can #lead to significant #career gains. Approved providers like ChildCareEd offer the coursework you need for this kind of heavy lifting.
Who Is Your Professional "Personal Trainer"?
Are you working out alone? A great personal trainer can push you further than you'd go on your own. In ECE, that "trainer" can be a mentor, a coach, or an expert instructor from a high-quality training program. Seek out workshops and courses led by respected #leaders in the field. The insights and feedback you get from a seasoned expert can help you refine your technique and achieve new personal bests in your practice.
So, Are You Building Strength or Just Breaking a Sweat?
What's the goal of your 30 hours? You can just go through the motions to break a sweat and get the certificate. Or you can use this time to intentionally build real, lasting professional strength. View your New York training requirement as your dedicated time at the professional gym. Challenge yourself, try new things, and you'll emerge stronger, smarter, and more capable than ever before.
ChildCareEd approved courses can be found on the Aspire Registry. Users may purchase approved courses through the ChildCareEd website. For Registry credit, please add your Registry ID number to your ChildCareEd account. Attendance data will be uploaded weekly to the Registry. Please allow a minimum of 5 business days for your completed course to appear on your Registry account.
Do you know about the Educational Incentive Program (EIP)?
The Educational Incentive Program (EIP) is a scholarship program that helps child care providers pay for training and educational activities with the intent to build provider knowledge, skills, and competencies in order to improve the quality of child care. To be eligible for EIP, child care providers must be required to take training and must be caring for children in a program regulated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (NYS OCFS) or the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH).
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