Vita Center, Inc. prides itself on providing services and classes that empower women and help them succeed in the workplace or excel in their own early childhood businesses. One of the programs we offer is Vita Teachers for Children. Through the program, women and men can gain the necessary skills and certifications to work in early childhood programs. Daycare centers, group family and family daycares require providers to have certain certifications and classes such as First Aid CPR AED and 15 Hours Health & Safety which are all classes Vita center provides.

Right now, we offer the following classes:

- Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED (provided by American Heart Association)

-15 hrs. Health and Safety

- 30-hour class (required by New York State)

- CDA (120 hour) Credential

- 45-hour CDA Renewal Course

- Challenging Behaviors

- Filling out the necessary books and paperwork required to open a daycare center

- Guidance in the management of programs and how to deal with inspections.

We also offer a course on Challenging Behaviors. This course examines the fundamental concepts and techniques for identifying challenging behaviors amongst children. We first examine the definition of supportive emotional and social behavior by naming specific healthy emotions and specific social skills that promote stability in children’s behavior. We then analyze the root causes of challenging behaviors in different areas of development including emotional, social, and physical development, and how these behaviors can be detrimental to a child’s success and their development in all stages of life.

Students will learn to identify these challenging behaviors through observation and by contacting and working with professionals with assessments.  Class participants then apply strategies to prevent and reduce challenging behaviors and develop healthy social emotional intelligence in children with long term and short term goals.