The benefits of hiring a mentor for your Newborn Care Specialist business are numerous. Starting a business can be scary and confusing. A mentor can ease your mind by teaching you all you need to know to do it right! Benefits of Hiring a Mentor For Your NCS Business Every aspect of being a Newborn Care Specialist requires a certain level of expertise. That includes running the business portion of your enterprise. Many individuals become well-trained and experienced in the NCS field. But they struggle when it comes to successfully running their businesses. Usually, this is simply because they l ..read more

There are many decisions to consider when starting your business and here, we’d like to address the importance of an LLC in your Newborn Care Specialist Business. The Importance of an LLC in Your Newborn Care Specialist Business Prior to creating your NCS business, there are a number of steps to consider. You want to give your new enterprise the best chance of succeeding, and creating a formal business plan is a good place to start. One of the first decisions you need to make is your business model. And for most small business owners, an LLC is the right choice. What is An LLC? There are many ..read more

As a Newborn Care Specialist, it can be challenging to remember the importance of self-care. But taking good care of yourself is the single most important thing you can do after taking care of your client’s newborn baby. The Importance of Self-Care Working as a Newborn Care Specialist or Doula is an incredibly rewarding job. You get to interact on a daily basis with beautiful babies as they and their parents adapt to their new life together. For anyone who understands the magic of cuddling a tiny infant, the rewards of this job are no mystery. However, it is also hard work. During your working ..read more

4moms Just Recalled Their Self Installing Car Seat Both Haleigh and I are car seat junkies, really, baby gear in general. The ABC Baby Expo is our heaven on Earth. When we saw the 4moms self-installing car seat debut at the expo a few years ago we were excited for the possibility of it leading to fewer car seats being installed incorrectly. And let’s be honest, it’s just a really neat concept. We were disappointed to learn of the 4moms car seat recall, but thankfully, this defect is estimated to only affect 2% of the 1,622 car seats manufactured in 2016. Read on to learn more info. 4moms relea ..read more

As a Newborn Care Specialist, utilizing the 4 B’s for Newborns will help you immensely when sleep training your client’s infant. But what are the 4 B’s for Newborns, and why do they work? The 4 B’s For Newborns and Why They Work Newborn babies are magic. One of the best parts of being a Newborn Care Specialist is being able to spend so much time cuddling and nurturing a new baby. But babies need structure and routine as much as they need nurturing. One of the more important aspects of your job is to help establish healthy routines for parents and their newborns. And the best way to establish a ..read more

If you love newborn babies, a career as a Newborn Care Specialist might be the perfect path for you. More than a nanny or babysitter, Newborn Care Specialists educate new parents and assist them in newborn care. An NCS position is typically temporary, lasting from two weeks to a few months. Salary is strongly connected with the expertise of the individual Newborn Care Specialist. This career path is emotionally rewarding and financially lucrative. Pay is typically $18 an hour and up, depending on certification and specialization. If Newborn Care is your path, advancing your career is always w ..read more

“The NCSA (Newborn Care Specialist Association) would like to offer a formal apology to the Newborn Care Training Academy, Brittany Hunt and Haleigh Haggerton Almquist for cancelling their membership to the NCSA 2 years ago. We have followed the NCTA for the last couple of years and find them to be a reputable and honorable teaching company and would be honored if they consider rejoining the NCSA as an approved company. The allegations brought against them by others were recently discovered to be unfounded and for that we deeply apologize.” You may have come across this statement from the Newb ..read more

Welcome to week 3 of our business series! Let’s start this blog by determining who needs to know their target market and what exactly a “target market” is. Later on we’ll discuss ways to identify your target market and why it is important for you to learn this crucial side of business. Let’s talk about what exactly a “target market” is. According to Entrepreneur Magazine a target market is defined as “a specific group of consumers at which a company aims its products and services… The customers who are most likely to buy your goods or services.” So what does this mean to a business owner and h ..read more

The first post in our 8 week blog series about how to start or grow your business is all about starting a business. With that being said, there is no way we can cover everything you need to know about starting a business in just a short little blog. In this blog we will cover a few simple steps on what you will need to know if you are starting your business from the ground up. Naming a business can be the one thing holding you back. We hear it all the time, “I want to start a business but I don’t know what to name it so I just haven’t done anything about it yet.” Well guess what? It’s time to ..read more

Welcome to the Newborn Care Training Academy’s 8 week blog series on starting or improving your business. We are so thankful that you have chosen to follow us through this series! Let us be the first to say congratulations on taking steps to start your business, or if you have an established business, there is always an opportunity to learn more and better grow your business. We hope that you will follow along and learn a little bit about starting, growing, or developing your business. In this series we will be covering tips on how to get started, why branding and marketing are important, how ..read more