The Early Childhood Education and Training Program (ECETP) has an ongoing commitment to providing the highest quality training services. 

Caring for children is a rewarding and demanding profession. High-quality training is essential to protecting children’s health and safety as well as promoting their growth and development. Many successful providers go beyond the required thirty (30) hours every two (2) years of training to further their career and enhance the quality of care they offer. You can too

Join the USDA Team Nutrition for training webinars on hot topics related to the CACFP Meal Pattern requirements. All of these trainings count toward Specialty 1 or 2 for the CACFP Certification Program education requirements.

Mandated reporters can participate in this 3-hour web-based online training course at any time, 24/7. Progress is saved at the end of each section, so you can complete it at your own pace. Users learn definitions, indicators, and how to make a report to the New York Statewide Central Register. The course is user friendly, fully narrated, and available in both English and Spanish. This approved training meets the New York State Education Department mandatory requirements for Training in Child Abuse Identification and Reporting. It was updated to meet requirements pursuant to Social Services Law sections 413(5) and 413(6), as added by Part JJ of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2021 and Chapter 646 of the Laws of 2023, to include information on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), implicit bias, trauma, and guidance on how to identify an abused or maltreated child with an intellectual or developmental disability.