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The COVID-19 pandemic has been and continues to be a traumatic event for all of us, including young children. The fear, uncertainty, anxiety, and stress of the past months have impacted our lives in different ways. Experts have written about the impacts of the pandemic on children’s development. Children’s responses to stress can manifest both…
Collaborating with Families to Complete Developmental Screening in Blended and Remote Learning
Many educators have expressed how their relationships with families have strengthened during remote learning. We have seen how educators and families have collaborated closely during these past months and how these partnerships have been necessary to understand and advocate for children and their families. One area where this is especially important is during the first…
Using the Revised Early Learning Guidelines to Support Mixed Age Groups in Family Child Care Settings
In 2019, the New York State Early Childhood Advisory Council in collaboration with New York Works for Children released the Revised New York State Early Learning Guidelines: A Child Development Resource for Educators of Children Ages Birth Through Eight. This resource was developed in collaboration with partners and advisors from the NY Early Childhood Professional…
Self-Care and Healthy Boundaries
Insights from the Survey of the Early Childhood Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic
I am working harder, longer than I did when at school. Families have different needs, different schedules and their new lifestyles are disorganized right now. I find myself struggling to balance between work time, me time, family time. -Workforce Survey Participant The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute in partnership with the Bank Street…
Supporting Multilingual Learners in Remote Learning
Insights from the Survey of the Early Childhood Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic
I personally cannot translate every great resource I find and I feel like my multilingual families are missing out. But I’m also not the greatest Spanish reader myself and cannot go through lots of pages trying to find good resources in Spanish. – Workforce Survey Participant The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute in…
Learning Stories
Narrative Assessment as a Culturally and Emotionally Responsive Family Engagement Practice
During the past year, in our work as screening and assessment specialists at the Institute, we learned about a formative assessment framework called learning stories. This approach emphasizes the value of noticing, observing, reflecting on, and responding to children’s strengths as they interact in the world. Embedded in this framework is the notion that families…
The Power of Family Stories
Where does formative assessment, the reflective practice of observing and supporting children’s development, fit into the context of remote learning? Educators may have new opportunities for family engagement – ones that could last when children return to the classroom. As the authentic assessment team at the Institute, our work involves supporting educators to build an…
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