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“After 16 years as Executive Director of the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute and the University Dean of the Office of Early Childhood Initiatives, Sherry Cleary has announced that she will be retiring, effective July 2022. Please join me in congratulating Sherry on her tremendous impact on our University, on families and students…
Grant Opportunity: Invest in New York Child Care Deserts
The NYS Office of Children and Family Services is offering a grant opportunity to help providers open new child care programs in their region. Funding from the Invest in New York Child Care Deserts Grant program will be available to newly licensed, registered or permitted child care programs in NY’s child care deserts -areas that…
Apply for the NY Child Care Stabilization Grant by November 30, 2021
There is Still Time to Apply for the Child Care Stabilization GrantFunds are available for your program!Licensed or RegisteredEarly Childhood Centers andFamily Child Care Programs are Encouraged to Apply The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is still accepting applications for the Child Care Stabilization Grant. The Grant aims to provide…
National Voter Support for Funding Children’s Services
A new national poll commissioned by the Children’s Funding Project shows that the majority of voters in every region of the country want to see their tax dollars used to give all children a strong start in life, regardless of a child’s family income, education, skin color, or where a child lives. In addition, voters…
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Limited Waiver Opportunity
The U.S. Department of Education has announced an overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program that they will implement over the next year. A limited PSLF waiver will allow all payments by student borrowers to count toward PSLF, regardless of loan program or payment plan. Borrowers will get the benefit of this waiver…
First Conversations Book Series
As a follow up to our blog post on the book series First Conversations we wanted to share a recent interview featuring the authors Megan Madison and Jessica Ralli. Megan is the leader of the Gender, Sexuality and the Family team at the Institute. In the interview they discuss how parents can navigate conversations about…
NY Child Care Stabilization Grants
Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced that New York State will administer nearly $1.1 billion in stabilization grants to support child care providers and enable New York’s families to return to work. The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is now accepting applications for the Child Care Stabilization Grant. The Grant aims…
CDA Graduation 2021
The CUNY School of Professional Studies held a virtual commencement celebration on May 26th, 2021, with its largest graduating class ever. The 56 students who graduated from the credit-bearing Child Development Associate (CDA) program did so under tremendous adversity. Many started the program before COVID began and completed the program while navigating the ever-changing landscape…
QUALITYstarsNY Receives $40 Million Investment in NYS Budget
We have exciting news! The New York State budget made historic investments in New York’s early childhood system. QUALITYstarsNY will receive $40 million funding to sustain and expand their services across the state. This unprecedented funding for the work comes from a $5 million continued investment from the state and $35 million funding from the…
New Partner for the CDA Program – SUNY Schenectady County Community College
We are excited to share that our CDA Program is expanding! In collaboration with SUNY Schenectady County Community College, we are offering credit-bearing courses that lead to the Infant-Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. The program, funded through a federal grant known as the PDG Birth to 5 grant, started this spring semester and provides…
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