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We are sharing an important update about hand sanitizers from the Administration for Children and Families and the FDA. See below for more information. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recent urgent warning to consumers and health care providers about hand sanitizer products that are labeled as containing ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol)…
The Slate School’s Education Idea Lab: Imagining the Future of Education
The Slate School’s Education Idea Lab is a virtual series that features leaders and participants from all sectors of education and innovation engaged in an online dialogue. A series of three panels on the topic of “Imagining the Future of Education” began in June (watch the first panel discussion here). The Institute’s Executive Director, Sherry…
NAEYC Virtual Institute
On June 1, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) launched its Virtual Institute offering free weekly presentations of content by NAEYC experts and a diverse group of presenters from all sectors of the early childhood field. Presenters include policy experts, higher education faculty, school leaders, researchers, and educators. There are currently…
Early Childhood Education Research Alliance Members Share Strategies in Response to COVID-19 Crisis
A recent blog post from the REL Northeast & Islands shares strategies that members of the Early Childhood Education Research Alliance developed in response to the COVID-19 crisis. One of the members is the Institute’s Executive Director, Sherry Cleary. Sherry discusses some of the Institute’s efforts to support the early childhood workforce during the pandemic….
Graduation 2020: CDA Students Graduating Virtually in the Real World
We are pleased to share that last week, 20 students received their Child Development Associate Certificate from the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS), a certificate program run in partnership with the Institute. Students in the program faced particular challenges this last semester, as classes were converted to a virtual instruction format in March…
Now Available: Revised Early Learning Guidelines
The Institute has mailed a copy of the revised New York State Early Learning Guidelines to every licensed center and every early childhood faculty member throughout the state. The revised New York State Early Learning Guidelines is a child development resource for all early childhood educators working with children from birth through age eight. The…
The Child Care is Essential Act
This week, congressional leaders introduced The Child Care is Essential Act. This bill would create a fund to provide much needed relief to the child care sector due to the COVID-19 crisis. With a proposed $50 billion in funding, it would provide grants to child care centers, home based providers, and family child care homes…
The Slate School’s Education Idea Lab: A Deep Dive into Learner-Centered Education
In April, the Slate School launched its Education Idea Lab, a virtual event series that features leaders and participants from all sectors of education and innovation. The series is open to the public and is scheduled through May 31, 2020. The Institute’s Executive Director, Sherry Cleary, participated in a panel entitled “A Deep Dive into…
The Institute launched the ECE Employment Network
The Institute’s Early Childhood Career Center has established the ECE Employment Network for employers and professionals at all levels. The goal of the Network is to connect job seekers with available employment in early childhood. Inspired by the early childhood needs created by the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Network will assist New York’s early childhood programs as…
2020 Early Childhood Census Campaign
The Institute and QUALITYstarsNY are supporting the 2020 Early Childhood Census Campaign. Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, QUALITYstarsNY purchased copies of the WE COUNT! children’s book to send to each participating site to make sure the children and families served by its programs are counted in the 2020 Census. The Institute also purchased copies to…
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