For Educators
Partnering with Educators
The US Nanny Association collaborates with childcare educators and institutions to deliver high quality training programs that align to the published national nanny standards. We also publishes a wide range of articles on childcare and parenting.
Training program requirements:
- 1. The training organization must review and acceptance of our professional code of conduct.
- 2. The training organization must be a business member of the US Nanny Association.
- 3. The training must include topics from the Nanny, Newborn and Infant Care and/or Professional National Nanny Standards.
- 4. The training must be evidence-based and follow all industry recommended guidelines and best practices including those provided by government agencies (CDC) and experts (AAP).
- 5. Courses and training must be taught by a qualified professional educator or college faculty member.
- 6. The class or training program must provide a certificate of attendance or transcript with the business or educator’s contact information, the student’s name, the date of training and the amount of time dedicated to training.
Classes and training programs that meet the above criteria are approved to communicate the class and/or training program is accepted by the US Nanny Association for the NCP and/or NICP certification program. Only professional trade schools and other approved post-secondary institutions can communicate their training is approved for the Professional Nanny Certification (PNCP).
The US Nanny Association does not audit, approve, endorse or certify classes or training programs. The US Nanny Association does track data on applicant performance and will issue a notice to classes and training programs whose students consistently perform poorly on the proficiency exam. The notice will include a request that the training organization improve the training based on the US National Nanny Standards. The US Nanny Association reserves the right at its sole discretion to approve and/or revoke acceptance of classes and training programs for all its certification programs.
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