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Become a Basic or Holistic Newborn Care Specialist or a Newborn Nanny!
Gentle Ventures strives to always stay one step ahead, bringing you the best in newborn care. Gentle Venture’s is now offering a step above the ordinary. The Basic Newborn Care Course, along with the Newborn Care/Newborn Nanny Course, offers you the most comprehensive information. With our newest addition, the Holistic Course, you will able to give natural suggestions to the client when the baby or the client has common issues. You can educate and assist the client in all aspects of newborn care. The Holistic course will teach you more natural ways to deal with newborn issues than any other course currently available in the United States. We do not stop at basic and then charge more for the advanced, elite or masters. We include all in one price.
Gentle Venture's entire curriculum is approved by the Newborn Care Specialist Association for certification and the Holistic course is also accredited by the International Maternity and Parenting Institute. We are indeed honored to be supported by such amazing companies.
Newborns are her specialty. With more than 28 years of experience, Nancy is prepared to share her vast knowledge of newborns, the practical side being your own boss, finding employment, and becoming a successful newborn caregiver. All of this spiced with humor and fun.
Gentle Ventures.offers the Newborn Care Specialist course for ages 0 – 12 weeks, the Newborn Nanny Course for 0 – 18 months, and now the Holistic course for 0- 12 weeks.
Gentle Ventures was the first to offer online courses over ten years ago, and we continue to be the first to bring you new and innovative ideas. Our name and our reputation precedes us and is our code of honor. We are been honored to teach the following:
- RN
- LPN
- Nanny
- Postpartum or Labor Doula
- Midwife
- NCS
- Child care provider
- Agency owner
- Anyone interested in caring for newborns
- Someone who has taken a course from another company
Gentle Venture’s students receive a free lifetime mentorship when they take this course. This means you may come to us when you need advice, counsel, or an advocate. It also means that your teacher will be your mentor and not another student.
We are now offering agencies you may contact who are placing interns and experienced specialists.
Praise
As the owner of a Newborn Care Specialist placement agency, there is no other course I would recommend! When anyone comes to me looking to join the team I require they sign up for Nancy's course even if they have taken another one elsewhere!
There is no other course that compares to Nancy's NCS course!
She is knowledgeable, funny, and informative, and you learn so much from her in every video! Some of my caregivers have said it is like sitting down to coffee with a friend and getting years of NCS advice. The manual is super helpful to follow along with, and if you are thinking you don't need it you are wrong! Spend the extra money and get the manual! Nancy is so responsive whenever you have questions or concerns and will get back to your day or night. She is a wonderful resource, and I am so lucky to have found her!
I just wanted to give praise to someone in this group who has been so unselfish, and so brutally honest with me, someone who over the last 8 yrs has answered every email, every phone call or text, has been a wealth of knowledge and never passes judgement on anyone. She is fair and respectful, doesn’t play games and wont put up with drama. She guides her students not out of obligation but because she wants to see them succeed. She has made me laugh and made me cry but most importantly she has made me realize who I am in this profession. That person is Nancy! Thank you for all you do and for believing in me. I look forward to working with you as we rock out the classes. Cannot wait to learn more!
“I love the experience I got with Nancy’s course for aspiring Newborn Care Specialists ( Gentle Ventures). It is full of information, and really helped me feel confident that I could do a great job helping new parents with their Newborns. She is a no-nonsense, lovely, extremely experienced individual who gives her students a strong sense of security as well as a great base of knowledge. She is also very willing to help her students develop their businesses, network, and succeed. We shared some wonderful memories in her class as well as her hospitality in her home.”
I took your one on one class August 4-6 of 2015, and it was compelling! I understand how it could have easily gone into another day. I have raised 3 children to adulthood and been around countless babies throughout my 50 plus years, but the up to date information you constantly provided left me in awe. All the support, and confidence you showed in me was so personable, you truly have a gift. Talk about getting my money’s worth! Your course truly covers this field from one end to the other, top to bottom, and still you seemed to be constantly updating it with the latest information! I can’t wait to get started with my internship, and with all the tools and resources provided, I got this! Your amazing, keep inspiring, your so much more than a teacher/ICS!
Blessings,
Nancy’s course for aspiring Newborn Care Specialists (through her company Gentle Ventures) is full of information, and really helped me feel confident as I started working with parents of new babies. She is a no-nonsense, extremely experienced individual who surely gives her clients and students a strong sense of security as well as a great base of knowledge. She is also very willing to help her students develop their businesses, network, and succeed.
Thank you so much for spending the last three days with me and sharing all your wonderful baby knowledge with me! I am so glad I decided to make the trip and not just watch the videos. It was so valuable to be able to ask questions as they came up and to be assured that I understood the concept and the information around the topic we were discussing.
I took the NCS course and learned so much from Nancy! - I finished within a weekend! I have been working with children for (15+ years) and been a NCS for 3 years. Even with this experience I was still amazed by some of the information that I learned from Nancy's course. Highly recommended!! I completed the course in November 2019.
I took Nancy's class over the course of about 10 days. The amount of information and guidance she provides is invaluable. I knew for years that I wanted to transition from working as a Nanny into NCS and Doula work but it was difficult making that leap. After this course I gained so much knowledge and confidence in moving forward and I can't thank Nancy enough. She was also very quick to respond to any questions and technical issues I had which proved she genuinely cares about you getting the absolute most out of her class and is there when you need her. Thanks again, Nancy! I look forward to learning more from you in the future.
Nancy Hamm's Holistic Newborn Care Specialist course was worth the investment of my time and money! I've been in the childcare industry for over 20 years, however just in the last 7 years I've focused my career specifically on caring for newborns, infants, and toddlers. I've worked with well over 50 families with various needs, and with each new family comes new experiences and personal growth. I continue to grow and learn while encouraging and empowering new families along the way. It's especially rewarding to of found Nancy as a true pioneer in this field! I feel her course and life experiences has personally helped validate my approach. Moving forward, I feel more confident and grounded as a professional in this niche field. One of the most beneficial attributes to Nancy's course is having access to her. I'm looking forward to learning more from Nancy's expertise as I continue to grow in this field.
It has been a great pleasure and a big adventure for me to be able to take this wonderful course. I´m very happy to have found it. I have learned so much, and I´m still learning. You are amazing and you have amazed me throughout all these chapters. You have incentivized, even more, my desire to learn, grow and succeed in this field.
I'm SO glad I found Nancy as my teacher when I decided to take an NCS course many years ago! Her methods, techniques and beliefs when it comes to newborns matched up with mine so it made the course much more enjoyable! I took it online and I think I completed it in a weekend!! I've been very successful running my own NCS business and owe it all to her! I love how honest and genuine she is and responds to us right away. She definitely knows her stuff and truly loves newborns, as it shows in her work! I'm a huge believer in the more natural and alternative remedies when it comes to little ones, so I'm happy that she has added the holistic teachings into her course and will be taking that very soon! There are a lot of courses to choose from, but I highly recommend Nancy's course to anyone looking to be an NCS or night nanny!!
I had an amazing experience with Gentle Venture's Training Center. Nancy has truly prepared me to work toward becoming a Newborn Care Specialist and Newborn Nanny. She has set up a thorough course that covers all need to know information. She is able to answer any and all questions. I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to become a Newborn Care Specialist or a Newborn Nanny!!!
I completed my Newborn Carer Specialist Training through Gentle Ventures and I could not say enough great things about the owner, Nancy Hamm. Her knowledge and expertise has really taught me so much more than I thought I already knew! Her classes are well prepared and thought out and the curriculum is easy to follow for greatest success. I really enjoyed her as a teacher as well, she was readily available to answer my questions and was very thorough in explaining information! You will also enjoy her humor and as a whole will gain the right tools and education from her to make your business a success
I am almost finished with Gentle Venture's NCS/NN program, and I have loved every minute of the learning experience. I had taken another online course and received minimal support at best. Not so with Nancy Hamm. I have had questions and received her help pronto!! Her course is very, very informative, and just as practical as it is informative. Her video classes are far from dry, and include her personal experiences clearly revealing a passionate love for this field. I am not even one bit sorry I invested my time or money in this program. I would do it again in a second.
Nancy Nels Hamm I'm so grateful because 3 years ago I took a class with you and honestly your book is my Bible always I recommend your class I know a lot Ncs ask me when did your learn your knowledge and always I say just read and read and take a good classes. Again thank you so much for shared your knowledge.
Nancy Hamm's Newborn Care Specialist certification program is beyond what I could have hoped for when training to become an NCS. In addition to extensive training on newborn care, she generously shares her tips and tricks and stories from her 30+ years on the job. Each recorded class makes you feel as if you are in a live class. It feels personal, yet professional. Can't recommend this certification program enough!
had been a nanny for over 10 years when I decided to take Nancy's NCS program. I already knew a fair amount about caring for newborns but really wanted to delve into all areas of newborn care to be able to provide my clients with the best possible service. Nancy's course is easy to navigate and the videos are so helpful with visual demonstrations. I am now flourishing as an NCS working overnights and helping parents get the sleep they need. I feel confident in every aspect of what I do thanks to this course.
Nancy is absolutely wonderful! I'm currently a newborn nanny and have my own business, but hope to become a newborn care specialist in the near future. Since I have a great deal of experience working with newborns and am also a mom of two, I honestly wasn't sure I would learn anything new. I have learned SO much from Nancy! She's incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about newborns, and is also clearly interested and excited about helping others succeed in their career as a newborn nanny or NCS. I have called her and emailed her with questions, and she's always been more than happy to help. She offers both audio and video classes. I chose the video format, and love it! It feels like she's right there with you, explaining everything in person. Not only does she offer classes for newborn nannies and newborn care specialists, she also offers a very informative class on marketing, I highly suggest Nancy and Gentle Ventures!
I am currently in the process of obtaining Newborn Care Specialist and Newborn Nanny joint certificate through Gentle Ventures Training Center. The owner and founder, Nancy Hamm, is smart, funny, and above all laser focused on providing her students the tools and knowledge to aid new parents in transitioning home with a newborn. I have learned SO much from this course, and beyond that, Nancy is always available for questions and support. She is also a currently working professional Newborn Care Specialist and Sleep Training Coach, so she is constantly honing her skills and expanding on over 20 years of experience. She is up to date with the most recent research and has encyclopedic knowledge of all the baby products out there. I would highly recommend Gentle Ventures if you are looking to become a specialist in the infant/toddler field!
Hi Nancy,
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed your class. The information about the DHA, mineral oil and other chemicals in topicals were very interesting and new to me. In addition, I loved how evidence based your information was about swaddling. I found it very useful!
Thank you again! I am recommending another person to take your course. She should be taking it within the next few months once she finishes her other certification. She is also a Registered Nurse.
As the owner of a Newborn Care Specialist placement agency, there is no other course I would recommend! When anyone comes to me looking to join the team I require they sign up for Nancy's course even if they have taken another one elsewhere!
There is no other course that compares to Nancy's NCS course!
She is knowledgeable, funny, and informative, and you learn so much from her in every video! Some of my caregivers have said it is like sitting down to coffee with a friend and getting years of NCS advice. The manual is super helpful to follow along with, and if you are thinking you don't need it you are wrong! Spend the extra money and get the manual! Nancy is so responsive whenever you have questions or concerns and will get back to your day or night. She is a wonderful resource, and I am so lucky to have found her!
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