All young children in New York should have access to the highest quality services across sectors, locations, and professions. The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute is a dynamic public-private partnership that exists to drive the excellence of services designed for young children through research, policy, and practice.


The Institute Initiatives

New York Works for Children & The Aspire Registry

New York Works for Children (NYWFC) is the State's integrated professional development system for the early childhood and school age workforce. It is also the home of The Aspire Registry: New York's Registry for Early Childhood Professionals


QUALITYstarsNY

New York's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) is a statewide initiative that assists all types of early childhood programs in improving the quality of their services in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for children.


Career Development Services

Career Development Services provides free, comprehensive career development services to all current and aspiring early childhood professionals. Our services include: Academic Planning and Advisement, Career and Vocational Assessment, Resume Preparation, Interview and Job Search Strategies and Teacher Certification


Informal Family Child Care Project

The Informal Family Child Care Project offers a wide range of programs and services, including training, technical assistance, home visits and access to dynamic materials and resources that support best practices for children and families.


NYC Early Childhood Research Network

The NYC Early Childhood Research Network (Network) was established to bring representatives from New York’s City agencies and researchers in the New York City metropolitan area together to consider key research questions to benefit programs and policies serving children from birth through age 8.


Services

Career Advising

Free individual and small group career advising

Workshops and Events

Professional development events for early childhood professionals

The Aspire Registry

Track your career and qualifications and find professional development

Job Board

Job openings in positions across the field of early childhood

Other Services

Tailored Professional Development Plans and Programs



News, Updates and Events

  • The Hechinger Report Early Childhood Series
    posted: 09/22/16 12:22pm
  • Gender, Sexuality, and Family in Early Childhood Education
    posted: 09/15/16 3:12pm
  • The Aspire Registry August Newsletter
    posted: 08/30/16 12:55pm
  • Getting to know the Institute Staff: Meet Ariel
    posted: 08/26/16 2:58pm
  • Early Learning Challenge States Demonstrate Increase in Program Quality Ratings and Enrollment
    posted: 08/15/16 12:14pm
  • QUALITYstarsNY Program Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Playground
    posted: 08/03/16 2:49pm
  • New York City’s Early Childhood Mental Health Network
    posted: 08/02/16 2:39pm