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Early care and education providers are navigating a start to a school year unlike any we have seen before. Teaching, Leading and Caring (TLC) invited Leadership Initiative member Christine Wicks to share her perspective as the Pre-K Director at Dream Charter School. Background This summer as an organization, we decided that we would start the school year with…
Public Investments Stabilize Early Care and Education
Insights from the Survey of the Early Childhood Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, in partnership with the Bank Street College of Education, recently completed a survey to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on New York’s early childhood workforce. The survey included early childhood program leaders, teachers, and family child care providers. Over 3,000 individuals who are members of the state’s Aspire Registry responded….
Let’s Keep Moving Forward
We invited Cecilia Scott-Croff, the Executive Director of the Borough of Manhattan Community College Early Childhood Center, to share her reflections on the pandemic and returning to her center next week. Returning to the Early Childhood Center at Borough of Manhattan Community College has created a wave of emotions. Mostly about the children and families…
Equitable Access to Technology for Remote Learning
Insights from the Survey of the Early Childhood Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic
My internet service …is not reliable, very slow speed and it cuts off very often. I have had to upgrade in the hopes that I will get adequate internet service. Which mean it is more expensive when they eventually mail me a new modem.”.” – Workforce Survey Participant The New York Early Childhood Professional Development…
Children Wearing Face Coverings: Questions and Answers
On September 10th, the New York City Division of Early Childhood Education (DECE) updated its guidance on face coverings, bringing the guidance for 3K and Pre-K for All classrooms in NYCEECs into alignment with the guidance for district schools: All children ages two and over who can medically tolerate a face covering should be expected…
Research Brief and Resources from the ECE Workforce COVID-19 Survey: Who is Caring for the ECE Workforce?
We are pleased to share a new research brief that highlights the stress and emotional strain that educators have experienced in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic based on an analysis of the survey of the New York’s Early Care and Education Workforce. As we enter in to a new phase in our path to recovery, we hope to draw attention to how the field is faring and call…
Removing the “Just”: Building Confidence in the Early Childhood Field
One of the most important traits, we as teachers, try to instill in the children that we work with, self-confidence. However, there are many in our field who struggle to display the same self-confidence that we attempt to instill. I’ve had the pleasure to mentor so many great teachers over the years who could see…
At the Other Side of the Door
As an educator, the first day of school was always full of emotions. Children and families feeling sad, excited, anxious, worried, and happy. The first day and perhaps the first month is a roller coaster of feelings. Some children are doing totally fine, but suddenly they break into tears after a few weeks of saying…
Using Video to Prepare Children and Families for New Health and Safety Norms
An Example from the Bronx Community College Early Childhood Center
Early childhood providers are re-entering their classrooms and considering how to make them safe, welcoming places for young children. Our CUNY colleagues through the Office of Early Childhood Initiatives at the Bronx Community College Early Childhood Center share a video resource they developed for students, staff, and families. With the abrupt change and shift that…
Supports for Family Child Care Providers during the Pandemic
Insights from the Survey of the Early Childhood Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic
“We were told to prepare for a huge influx of kids because of this and 2 weeks later I had to temporarily close because I couldn’t make payroll. I let the essential parents I had down because the operating cost far outweighed the income. I am a single mom with 4 kids that live in…
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