Professional Development/Training

The United Federation of Teachers has created these educational seminars to meet your professional needs and interests. The sessions are focused on the nine topics mandated by New York State and are designed to help you fulfill the 30-hour requirement for licensing and renewal. A certificate will be issued at the end of each session.

To attend, you must register by mail and send a $10 check or money order for each session (payable to the UFT) if you are a dues paying member. Non-union members pay $25 per session. NO refunds will be given for missed sessions. Please contact the UFT membership department at 212-510-6855 to join if you are not already a member.

Providers assistants can now join as associate union members for a yearly fee of $35, and as associate members, you can send a check or money order for $10 for each session payable to the UFT. NO refunds will be given for missed sessions. Please contact the UFT membership department at 212-510-6855 to join.

The sessions will:

• Focus on developmentally-appropriate practices from birth to school age.
• Provide applications of current research with practical activities—hands-on and take-home.

All sessions are held on Saturdays in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens at the UFT borough offices. Each seminar will be three hours and will be held in the morning (9 a.m. – 12 p.m.) All seminar sessions are conducted by New York City Department of Education licensed early childhood teachers from the UFT Teacher Center and by certified health and safety trainers.

Certificates will be issued only to attendees who have completed the total number of training hours. For assistance with certificate replacement after the training or for other certificate-related questions, please call the UFT Teacher Center at 212-475-3737.

No participants will be permitted 20 minutes after the start of the class and there is no walk-in registration. NO EXCEPTIONS.

For a printable brochure, including mail-in registration materials, in both English and Spanish, click here.

FOR LICENSED OR REGISTERED PROVIDERS ONLY - WE CAN NOT ALLOW CHILDREN ON SITE. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Session Locations:

UFT Brooklyn Office
335 Adams Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

UFT Queens Office
97-77 Queens Boulevard
Rego Park, NY 11374

What type of training is required to provide child care in New York State?

Here are the 9 topics in which you need to take classes:

• Statutes and Regulations pertaining to Child Day Care
• Statutes and Regulations pertaining to Child Abuse, Maltreatment and Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Safety and Security Procedures, including Communication between Parents and Staff
• Identification of Child Abuse and Maltreatment
• Education and Information on the Identification of Principles of Childhood Development
• Child Day Care Program: Creating a Differentiated Learning Environment for Multi-Age Settings
• SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Nutrition and Health Needs of Infants and Children
• Business Record Maintenance and Management

All seminar sessions are offered by the UFT Teacher Center. For more information on becoming a licensed child care provider, call the union at 212-598-9288. The sessions:

• are $10 per class if you are a dues-paying member and $25 if you are not a member (class pre-registration is required).
• are designated for licensed and registered providers and their assistants ONLY.
• focus on developmentally appropriate practices from infancy through school-age.
• provide practical, hands-on activities.
• provide participants with opportunities to share and learn from one another.
• issue certificates upon completion.
• provide resources plus make-and-take materials.

Join us at a training session near you!