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Dona Anderson will serve as the new Executive Director of the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute

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The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute is pleased to announce that Dona Anderson has been named the new Executive Director.  Dona, who has served as the Deputy Executive Director over the past six years, has been an essential part of the leadership team at the Institute.   Over that time Dona has developed a…

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New York’s Agri-Business Child Development program celebrates 70 years of service!!!

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The Agri-Business Child Development program (ABCD Program) was established to meet the needs of parents working on New York State’s farms back in 1946. As a non-profit provider of high quality culturally and linguistically diverse child development services for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers, Agri-Business Child Development ensures that each child receives comprehensive educational, health and…

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Early Learning Career Pathways Initiative: Credentialing in the Early Care and Education Field

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Evidence for the importance of career pathways and ladders in the early childhood field continues to be produced through academic and policy research. In a new report entitled Early Learning Career Pathways Initiative: Credentialing in the Early Care and Education Field, the authors describe the federal pathways framework used by several agencies and how the…

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High-Quality Early Learning Settings Depend on a High-Quality Workforce: Low Compensation Undermines Quality

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education released a new report yesterday, High-Quality Early Learning Settings Depend on a High-Quality Workforce: Low Compensation Undermines Quality. The report describes the challenges that the early childhood workforce faces in providing high quality care and education for our youngest children and…

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A Message of Reflection and Gratitude as 2016 Draws Near

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Dear Colleagues, Darren Walker, the President of the Ford Foundation, wrote a beautiful Op-Ed in Friday’s New York Times about the value and purpose of philanthropy and its role in creating a culture of justice and equity. I found myself reflecting on his message and our work at the Institute. The question of whether and…

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Fareed Zakaria on the Importance of Early Childhood

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Fareed Zakaria dedicated his February 7th What in the World segment to the importance of quality early childhood care and education. In the segment, titled: "What in the World? Obama's preschool proposal" Zakaria addresses The United States' failure to properly invest in early childhood and Obama's newest proposals. He also gives an overview of research…

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Upcoming Event: From Italy to Sweden to New York City

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 What: From Italy to Sweden to New York City: Pedagogical documentation as a tool for transformation Where: Brooklyn New School auditorium at 610 Henry Street When: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Who: Featured Speaker, Karin Alnervik free childcare is provided with R.S.V.P. Contact bferholt@gmail.com for more information.

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NYT Article: Help Families From Day 1

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Claire Huntington, author of “Failure to Flourish: How Law Undermines Family Relationships” and a law professor at Fordham, writes in the New York Times Op-Ed pages about the various legal and economic changes that need to occur to help support families with young children. Read the Article  

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