Professional Mastery Program for Newborn Care Specialists
A professional certification program taught entirely in Portuguese — designed for experienced caregivers ready to deepen their expertise and enter the field of newborn care with confidence, credentials, and community.
More than a technical training. This program carries the full weight of Thaty's immigrant journey — the resilience, the cultural pride, and the hard-won wisdom of building a career in an industry that was not built for us.
Why This Program Exists
The Training I Wish Had Existed When I Arrived
When Thaty came to the United States from Brazil, she brought with her a deep love of children, a strong work ethic, and a cultural richness that no textbook could teach. What she did not have was a clear pathway into the professional care industry — one that spoke her language, honored her background, and prepared her for the full reality of the work.
This certification is that pathway. Built from over 20 years of experience, academic credentials, and the unfiltered truth of what it takes to thrive as a BIPOC immigrant professional in the newborn care field.
The Portuguese language is not incidental — it is intentional. It is an act of inclusion. A declaration that expertise, professionalism, and excellence are not the exclusive domain of English speakers.
Years of lived and professional experience informing every lesson
Taught entirely in Portuguese — so nothing gets lost in translation
Centering the voices, stories, and futures of caregivers of color
Of graduates leave with both a credential and a professional community
The Full Curriculum
Beyond the Technical
Most training programs teach you what to do. This one also teaches you who to be — and how to show up fully in an industry that has historically overlooked professionals who look like us.
The Immigrant Experience
Thaty draws directly from her own journey — arriving in a new country, navigating systems not built for you, and building a career from the ground up. This is not theory. It is lived experience, shared with honesty and care.
Culture & Resilience
The unspoken curriculum: how to carry your cultural identity as a strength, not a barrier. How to show up fully — your accent, your background, your story — and let it become your most powerful professional asset.
Finding Your Voice
Many BIPOC and immigrant caregivers have been conditioned to stay small. This training actively works against that. You will learn to advocate for yourself, set your worth, and claim your rightful place in the industry.
Community & Belonging
You will not graduate alone. This program builds a cohort of Portuguese-speaking NCS professionals who support, refer, and uplift one another — a network rooted in shared experience and mutual respect.
Equity in Practice
The newborn care industry has long lacked diversity. This certification is a deliberate act of equity — opening a door that has historically been closed to Portuguese-speaking and BIPOC professionals.
Establishing Your Presence
From LinkedIn to client conversations, you will learn how to present yourself with confidence, build a professional brand, and be taken seriously in rooms that were not designed with you in mind.
Technical Curriculum
What You Will Learn
The technical foundation of this program is rigorous, research-based, and built from Thaty's two decades of hands-on newborn care experience. You will graduate fully prepared to work with newborns and their families at the highest professional level.
Program Details
For Agencies & Organizations
Bring This Training to Your Team
Are you a nanny agency, childcare organization, hospital, or industry association looking to diversify your candidate pool and invest in equity-driven workforce development? Let's talk.
The Portuguese-speaking caregiver community represents an extraordinary, largely untapped pool of skilled, dedicated professionals. By sponsoring or hosting this certification, your organization gains direct access to a pipeline of newly credentialed NCS specialists — while making a meaningful, visible commitment to inclusion in the care industry.
Expand Your Candidate Pipeline
Connect with a growing cohort of certified, Portuguese-speaking NCS professionals actively seeking placement with quality agencies and families.
Host a Cohort at Your Location
Bring the training in-person to your agency, hospital, or organization. Thaty will deliver the full program to your team or community.
Sponsor a Scholarship
Remove financial barriers for qualified candidates who cannot self-fund. Sponsorships are acknowledged publicly and build lasting goodwill within the community.
Co-Brand the Program
Partner organizations can co-brand cohorts, participate in graduation, and be recognized as equity champions in the newborn care industry.
Let's Build Something Together
Whether you want to sponsor a cohort, host a training, or simply learn more about the partnership opportunities available, Thaty would love to hear from you.
“This training gave me the technical knowledge I needed — but more than that, it gave me permission to take up space. Thaty taught me that my background is not a limitation. It is my superpower.”
— NCS Certification Graduate
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Cohort sizes are intentionally small. Reach out to learn about the next intake date, program investment, and whether this is the right fit for you.
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