English
SpanishThe Advanced Childcare Certification program prepares you to be a full-time Nanny. Advanced Childcare graduates learn how to help children with their homework, aid children as they develop self-regulation skills, and nannies learn how to create positive learning environments with music, art, and STEM.
The Advanced Childcare program is designed for nannies seeking full-time positions with families or employers including year-round or full-time summer positions. Advanced Childcare providers may be responsible for several children throughout the entire workday or week while family members are at their places of employment. This level includes instruction on working with families, activity planning, and managing groups.
This specialized Advanced Nanny training program is 100% online with on-demand faculty-taught classes. Focused on supporting multiple children academically and developmentally while the family members are at their place of employment, the Advanced Childcare program requires 30 hours which includes 10 hours of Advanced classes, 10 hours of Intermediate classes and 10 hours of Basic classes.
CC 101: Understanding Children
This course teaches the importance of attachment and provides an overview of child development stages for newborns, infants, toddlers, preschoolers, early elementary and primary years with a focus on physical, social, and emotional developmental milestones.
CC 102: Children and the Law
Laws differ in each state, but compliance with local child safety provisions is always mandatory. This course will review relevant laws on proper transportation, injury liability, child abuse, contracts, emergency treatment, and legal protections for childcare workers.
CC 103: Positive Discipline
Discipline is teaching children to manage their emotions and behaviors. This course starts with learning theory, reinforcement and rewards, then provides tools for decision making and setting up an environment that encourages prosocial behaviors. Common situations are discussed with guidance on when and how to intervene in specific situations that are likely to arise when caring for children.
GE 101: Professionalism
Conducting yourself with high character, integrity, and behaving with moral principles is required to be a positive role model for children. This course teaches how to engage professionally and make appropriate choices while employed in childcare.
GE 102: Stress Management
Stress during childcare is inevitable as juggling children, parents, play dates, and a personal life is a lot. This course teaches the causes and symptoms, biology and management of stress. The course also provides behavior tools and techniques to reduce and manage stress reactions as a caregiver and tools to help children manage their stress.
HS 101: Emergency Planning
Being prepared can help identify potential emergencies and possibly save lives. This course will teach specific actions needed for weather, medical, fire, unsafe situations, auto accidents, power loss, and active shooter situations as well as provide tools on how to develop and use an emergency plan.
HS 102: Safety in the Home
One of the primary responsibilities of a childcare provider is to supervise and monitor the safety of children in their care. This course will identify many of the physical risks including hazards, poisons, baby equipment, outdoor safety and discuss ways to eliminate or minimize the risk of injury or harm.
HS 103: Water Awareness
More than 350 children drown each year. This course discusses drowning risk factors, techniques to reduce drowning risk, dry and secondary drowning, types of floatation devices, and provides water safety guidelines when in, on, or around the water.
HS 104: Food Safety
From farming to the kitchen, food safety decreases the risk of foodborne illnesses caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites and allergens. This course teaches food safety practices to prevent contamination, reduce pesticide exposure and safely prepare, cook, store, and reheat food.
CC 201: Newborns and Infants
A newborn baby is born helpless and needs constant care to survive. This course will review neonatal milestones and special care required including diapering, soothing, and signs of illness.
CC 202: Toddlers
The toddler years are a critical time for development. Toddlers are beginning to walk, engaging in receptive and expressive communication, and developing social, emotional, and reasoning skills. This course will focus on understanding their needs and outline ways to help toddlers understand the world around them.
CC 203: Preschool
Preschoolers are developing their basic life skills, independence, and knowledge they will need as they enter their school years. This course will review developmental milestones, physical needs, and how to prepare preschoolers for kindergarten.
CC 204: Primary Years
As children grow into ages 6-8, they continue to advance physically and develop more cognitively, enabling a greater range of behaviors and emotions. This course will review developmental milestones, physical needs, and sexual development.
CC 205: Children and Literacy
Literacy is an important skill all children need to be successful in life. This course addresses developing early literacy skills in infants and toddlers while promoting strong reading and writing skills for preschool and kindergarten children.
CC 206: STEM Activities
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) will enable the next generation of innovators to learn to solve global challenges. This course, for ages 3-5, will provide tools to help children understand complex systems through age-appropriate play.
HS 201: Fitness Basics
Exercise is a critical component for good overall health to build muscle strength, promote healthy bone growth, and manage weight. This course will discuss endurance fitness, flexibility, strength training, and provide examples of age-appropriate exercise programs that improve the overall health and well-being of children.
HS 202: Health Basics
Everyone feels better and are happier when they are healthy. This course reviews the basics of keeping children healthy and how to manage common ailments and over the counter medications.
CC 301: Learning Environments
The learning environment for children in the early years (ages 1-5) plays a critical role in brain development and productivity. This course will focus on curriculum design and implementation conducive to the key components of a successful learning environment.
CC 302: Self-Regulation
Self-regulation refers to a person’s ability to manage and control their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. It is a critical foundation for learning and good decision making. This course explores self-regulation and provides information and tools to help foster and support this development in children.
CC 303: Classroom Management
Classroom management is an essential element in working with groups of children. This course will introduce practical tools to understand and use an established process that can be applied to group play dates, birthday party games, and summer camp structured activities.
CC 304: Helping with Homework
Homework is designed to help students review key concepts and provide extra time to practice new skills. This course will provide tools to create a positive homework environment, ensure the student remains responsible for their homework and share ways to help the children be successful.
CC 305: Children and Music
Music helps the body and mind work together and exposing children to music at an early age helps development. This course will introduce music and activities to support children of all ages.
CC 306: Children and Art
Arts and crafts help children develop mentally, socially, and emotionally as well as boost self-confidence. This course will focus on how art helps develop critical thinking skills as well as pre-reading and writing skills and practice ways to introduce art into a childcare environment.
GE 301: Communicating with Families
Communication is the exchange of information and news including our daily conversations. This course will focus on communication skills that strengthen working relationships with families.
GE 302: Types of Families
Children learn from families, teachers, and caregivers in their lives with families comprised of traditional and often non-traditional structures. This course discusses the diverse types of families, how to avoid stereotypes and the importance of developing partnerships with everyone for the betterment of the children.
HS 301: Fitness for Child Athletes
Developing fitness in children is vital to preparing them for a smooth transition into individual or team sports. This course will share the benefits of individual and team sports, the appropriate ages to compete in different sports, teaching sportsmanship, how to help keep athletes safe, hydration, and nutrition for athletes.
HS 302: Nutrition Basics
Food plays a significant role in our health and wellbeing but not everyone understands the components or how they interact in our bodies. This course will teach the basic components of nutrition, from digestion and absorption, to how nutrition affects health.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there financial payment plans, discounts or sales?
Amslee Institute offers Enroll As You Go which allows you to make $350 payments over time by purchasing each level separately. This allows students to pay for 10 hours of class at a time.
Amslee Institute also offers scholarships, when available. While businesses can offer payment programs, discounts and sales, Amslee Institute is a career college and adheres to the Department of Education requirements. Licensed post-secondary schools must comply with 6E-1.0032(7), F.A.C which states, “Tuition or fee discounts are not permissible.”
Can I watch the classes on my phone?
Yes. You can download the SAP Litmos app and log in to your student portal on your phone. Each class has a study guide that can be completed so you may want to download or print the study guide from a computer prior to watching the class on your phone.
I am not living in the United States and I am not a US citizen, can I enroll?
Yes, you can enroll online and complete the program from any location in the world. Job placement services; however, are only available to those living in the United States.
You do not need to be a United States citizen but you must upload a copy of a government-issued identification from any recognized country to verify your identity.
Do these programs count for the US Nanny Association Basic and Professional Credential?
Yes. All programs (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Specialist and Professional) are accepted by the US Nanny Association for the training requirements to earn the Basic Nanny and Childcare Provider (BNCP) Credential. The Professional Childcare program is accepted by the US Nanny Association for the training requirements to earn the Professional Nanny and Childcare Provider (PNCP) Credential.
The US Nanny Association and the US Nanny Institute are separate entities. Like many childcare businesses, the US Nanny Institute is an organization member of the US Nanny Association.
I’ve been a Nanny for over 10 years, can I skip some programs and enroll in the Professional Program?
No, the programs are designed and approved as a comprehensive curriculum. Every course, including those in the Basic and Intermediate programs, are designed to cover the fundamentals as well as provide advanced training on the subject matter for those students with significant childcare experience. The programs provide collegiate-level education and must be completed in order from Basic to Intermediate, then Advanced, Specialist and Professional.
What are the enrollment requirements?
Enrollment requires students to be at least 18 years old and have a government-issued identification (from any recognized country). Students sign up online by paying the tuition and fees, then immediately checking their email SPAM or Junk folder to access and log in to their student account. Students must sign an Enrollment Agreement, Statement of Understanding and upload a copy of government-issued identification. Within 30 minutes of signing the paperwork and confirming the student’s identity, the classes will unlock in the student’s account and they can begin the program.
Will I need to buy textbooks?
No, all the course materials are available online and included in the tuition and fees. Every course has a study guide that can be downloaded and used to capture notes from the course. The courses are copyrighted and cannot be saved on a personal computer in any way. The exceptions are reference materials and course study guides, which can be downloaded from the Additional References page in the student portal. Any personal notes taken during the program can be saved as a reference. Amslee Institute grants unlimited access to all the course materials during the 12 weeks of enrollment.
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Free Online Class - Employment Contracts & Work Agreements
Course Description - Taking time to think through and write down job expectations will help ensure everyone understands the responsibilities and compensation. Employment contracts help reduce confusion and create a more positive experience. This course will introduce work agreement templates and tools to discuss a work schedule as well as pay, overtime, and other benefits.
Turn Your Education into a Career
US Nanny Institute’s specialized curriculum provides a comprehensive approach to childcare and child development, teaching nannies diverse, proven methodologies and childcare skills that align with the differing needs of families, parenting customs and laws in the United States.
The Childcare programs are aligned with national early childhood development post-secondary curriculums, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the US Nanny Association’s National Standards. Amslee Institute program and courses are accepted for the Basic Nanny and Childcare Provider (BNCP) and Professional Nanny and Childcare Provider (PNCP) Credentials.
We’ve made advancing your education easier with online Childcare programs that fit into a busy working schedule. All of our Childcare programs for Nannies and Sitters are taught with industry-experienced instructors and a specialized curriculum for in-home childcare so you feel confident you receive the skills you need to provide better care for children. Whether you are new to childcare or want to advance in your current career, you can achieve your goals and strengthen your passion for education and enriching the lives of children and families. Want to check it out? Take our FREE class today!
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