What's happening
This bill requires child day care providers in New York to receive training on adverse childhood experiences, trauma, and resiliency.
Why it matters
Addresses root causes of behavioral and emotional challenges. By training child care providers on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma, the bill equips them to recognize and respond appropriately to signs of distress, potentially mitigating long-term negative impacts on children’s mental and physical health.
Promotes resilience-building in early childhood settings. Providers will learn strategies to foster resilience in children who have experienced trauma, supporting healthier coping mechanisms and emotional development from a young age.
Strengthens the safety net for vulnerable children. Child care staff are often among the first adults outside the family to notice signs of trauma. With this training, they can play a crucial role in early identification and support for at-risk children, leading to earlier interventions and better outcomes.
Aligns child care standards with modern best practices. By including trauma-informed care and resiliency training in required education, New York aligns its child care system with evolving research and recommendations in child development and public health.
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Who cares
Child day care operators and staff
The bill would add adverse childhood experiences, with a focus on understanding trauma and nurturing resiliency, to required training topics.
Children in day care and their families
The bill would require training aimed at helping caregivers understand childhood trauma and nurture resiliency.
Office of Children and Family Services
Its commissioner would be authorized to make any rules needed to implement the change before it takes effect 180 days after becoming law.
Headline styles
Improve Child Care Training
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Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Signed chap.675
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.250
- Substituted for A2766A
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1323
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 4990a
Show 2 earlier actions
- 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
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Andrew Hevesi
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4990--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 3, 2019
Introduced by Sen. BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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.
LBD01064-03-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to standards and training for child day care
Purpose or general idea of bill
To ensure that child care providers receive training in Adverse Child- hood Experiences (ACES), focused on understanding trauma and nurturing resiliency.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of this bill adds a new subparagraph (x) to paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 390-a of the social services law to add train- ing in adverse childhood experiences (ACES), focused on understanding trauma and nurturing resiliency, to the list of training topics current- ly required for operators, program directors, employees and assistants of family day care homes, group family day care homes, school-age child care programs and child day care centers.
Section 2 is the effective date.
Justification
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) harm children's developing brains and bodies so profoundly that the effects show up decades later. Nearly 20 years ago, the CDC-Kaiser Permanente ACEs study showed that most people have at least one ACE and that people with four or more are like- ly to experience long-term and chronic health conditions. The CDS-Kaiser study defined ACEs as: physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; physical and emotional neglect; parental mental illness, substance abuse, or incarceration; parental separation or divorce; and domestic violence. More recent research confirms a strong correlation between a high ACEs score and various behavioral problems, as well as numerous health prob- lems, including chronic diseases, mental health disorders, and substance abuse disorders*. Moreover, recent work by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris** is further connecting the dots between those traumatic experiences and physical ailments that are all too common among children, such as ADHD, diabetes, and asthma.
In addition to long-term effects, a child exposed to, severe, chronic, or prolonged adversity is likely to experience immediate symptoms that significantly impact learning and behavior during childhood, including jumpiness, interrupted sleep, intrusive thoughts, inability to focus, difficulty organizing or processing information, and trouble problem- solving or planning. Also, many children who experience ACEs demonstrate feelings of frustration, worry, and anxiety. In a day care setting, these symptoms can be misinterpreted as poor behavior. Training in ACEs, focused on understanding childhood trauma and on nurturing resili- ence, will not only make a positive difference for these children in the short-term, it may make a profound difference in their quality of life as adults.
Prior legislative history
A.11081 of 2017-2018.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
To be determined
Effective date
180 days after it shall have become law; authorization provided for agency to add, amend or repeal any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of the act on or before the effective date. *The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation, with emphasis on reducing the impact of mental illness and substance abuse on America's communities. **Pediatrician, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco and author of The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
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