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As New York State’s Quality Rating & Improvement System (QRIS) for early childhood programs, QUALITYstarsNY is committed to helping early childhood programs overcome the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19. Many programs across New York State have had to close their doors during the pandemic. To support these programs, QUALITYstarsNY has created a 3-part webinar series…
Juneteenth
The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute is proud to observe the resolution, following Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order, and adopted by the City University of New York yesterday, declaring Friday, June 19, 2020, as a CUNY-wide holiday “in observance of Juneteenth [which] honors the history, perseverance, and achievements of African Americans, and celebrates America’s…
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…
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…
Moving Forward with Intention: A Message from the Institute
Dear Colleagues, We stand with the early childhood workforce in their determination to undo institutional and structural racism. Abraham Lincoln said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” As a mother, a teacher, and a leader I have learned that actions speak louder than words and we must heed the call…
Social Justice Resources for Educators
Early care and education providers seeking to strengthen their social justice practice can start with these resources. NAEYC Advancing Equity Position Statement The Advancing Equity Position Statement describes how early care and education professionals can fulfill their professional obligation to embrace diversity and full inclusion as strengths, uphold fundamental principles of fairness and justice, and…
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 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…
QUALITYstarsNY’s “Considerations for Reopening” Information Sessions
QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices on ensuring that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level of quality in the program they choose. As Quality Improvement Specialists with QUALITYstarsNY, we…
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