Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction - So You Want to be an NCS?

    • So You Want to be an NCS

  • 2

    What's Next?

    • What's next?

Instructors

Lead Instructor

Chevelle Frederick

Chevelle is a well-known CACHE certified NCS and Master Newborn Care Specialist® with 9 years of experience caring for infants and over 10,000 hours of hands-on care exclusively with newborns. In 2021 alone, she has had the pleasure of working with 14 newborns and infants. She also has training in sleep conditioning, lactation education, new parent education as well as her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Anthropology and has been a past member of the International Nanny Association. First and foremost, Chevelle is passionate about babies and has a heart for families. She enjoys educating and empowering parents with a logical, common sense approach and evidence-based information during the transitional phases of life as a new family. She also has a level head and is the voice of reason in our global caregiver community. In addition, she is a mentor and advocate for new NCSs just discovering themselves in this amazing field. She’s an amazing entrepreneur with an awesome vision for this industry. Before transitioning into childcare, Chevelle began her career in clinical research and loved it for over 12 years. Through a few major life changes, she found herself interested in pursuing a degree in psychology (with a minor in anthropology). She jokes that she began nannying in college (like most nannies), only Chevelle went to college in her 40s! Though she had a late start in this career field, she’s found her true passion. Once she finished her degree, she went into nannying full time. In 2016 she became a Newborn Care Specialist. Chevelle originally hails from San Diego but moved to Dallas in 2005. She’s a mother of 2 amazing kids- who are all grown up and crushing in their own lives. When she's not working on agency business, working with families directly or mentoring new NCSs, she enjoys hitting the driving range, trying out new restaurants and traveling the world.

Founder & Senior Instructor

Tonya Sakowicz

Tonya is an INA Credentialed Nanny, Newborn Care Specialist, CAPPA trained Postpartum Doula and Parent Educator who does both consulting and in-home sleep conditioning and newborn care for her clients as well as the Owner and Director of Education for Newborn Care Solutions - the only company to offer the Master NCS® training program. Tonya attended Central Washington University, has over 35+ years of experience as a Nanny and Newborn Care Specialist and is a proud wife and mother of two children. She is also a certified Eco-Maternity Consultant and Green Birth Educator through her partner company, Baby Go Green.

Monica Bykov

Monica Bykov, a Registered Nurse and Cache Certified Newborn Care Specialist, has dedicated her career to maternal and newborn care, focusing on infant sleep conditioning and parental education. Inspired to pursue baby nursing after the birth of her first child, Monica started as an LVN in 2003, working in L&D, Nursery, and Postpartum, and was trained as an Emergency Cesarean Section Scrub Tech. She later joined Maxim Healthcare as an RN, specializing in critically ill infants, and partnered with pediatricians to offer home health postpartum care, supporting new parents with feeding, jaundice detection, and creating safe environments. After her fourth child, Monica worked in West Hills Hospital's Nursery, Postpartum, and NICU and became a surrogate, an experience she holds dear. She continues to keep her RN license current, applying her 25+ years of medical expertise to her Baby Nurse Business and as the founder of Butterfly Swaddle Inc. Her unique journey as a teenage mom, a surrogate, and a caregiver has shaped her compassionate approach. Monica’s greatest joy, aside from being a proud mother and wife, is supporting families through the life-changing experiences of parenthood.