What's happening
This bill adds training on adverse childhood experiences, trauma understanding, and resiliency to child day care staff requirements.
Why it matters
Expanding training to include adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) means child care staff will be better equipped to recognize signs of trauma in young children, potentially leading to earlier intervention and support for at-risk kids.
By focusing on trauma understanding and nurturing resiliency, the bill encourages child care environments that are more sensitive to children’s emotional and psychological needs, not just their physical safety.
This change could impact child care quality across the state, as it sets a higher standard for professional development and may influence how day care providers approach discipline, communication, and classroom management.
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Improve Child Care Training
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Substituted by S4990A
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.250
- Rules report cal.250
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 2766a
- Amend and recommit to children and families
- Referred to children and families
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Improve Child Care Training
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Alessandra Biaggi
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2766--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to standards and training for child day care
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraphs (viii) and (ix) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 390-a of the social services law, as amended by section 7 of part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, are amended and a new subparagraph (x) is added to read as follows:
(viii) statutes and regulations pertaining to child abuse and maltreatment; [and]
(ix) for operators, program directors, employees and assistants of family day care homes, group family day care homes and child day care centers, education and information on the identification, diagnosis and prevention of shaken baby syndrome[.]; and
(x) adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focused on understanding trauma and on nurturing resiliency.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed by the commissioner of the office of children and family services on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01064-02-9
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