I spent an evening catching up with Janell Barron, a CUNY SPS CDA Alumni (‘2017). Janell started the program in the late summer of 2016. We wanted Janell to share how the credit bearing CDA has shaped her career in the last five years. I remember the first day of class and Janell was an…
30 Years of the ADA: The Civil Rights Movement and Your Employees
This past July marked the 30th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA opened many doors for individuals with disabilities, with the rights to equal opportunities in education including higher education and employment. When the early childhood field thinks about the ADA, we most often think about the accommodations and services we…
Searching for Early Childhood Employment During COVID: NY Early Childhood Career Development Center’s Top Ten Tips
Searching for employment at any point in one’s career can be time consuming, stressful, and even overwhelming. We understand that searching for employment during and post-pandemic may seem even more daunting. The Early Childhood Career Development Center at the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute recently launched the Early Childhood Educators’ Employment Network, connecting…