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The Staten Island Alliance for North Shore Children and Families hosted the “We Got Your Back” event at PS 21 on Aug. 3 for incoming kindergarten students and their families.
Early Childhood Career Development Center receives prestigious Heckscher Grant
The Institute’s Early Childhood Career Development Center has been awarded a grant from the Heckscher Foundation for Children for an innovative new work readiness program that will prepare participants for jobs in early childhood programs in New York State. The Career Development Center created the 15-week Early Childhood Work Readiness Program in collaboration with seven…
Congratulations 2022 Early Career Scholars
The NYC Early Childhood Research Network have announced their new Early Career Scholars awardees. The 2022 cohort will be: David Vining a doctoral candidate at Teachers College, Columbia University; Karina Malik a doctoral candidate in the department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University; and the Institute’s very own Zoraima Rosario-Rolón, who in addition to leading the Coaching…
Dona Anderson will serve as the new Executive Director of the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute
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…
Sherry Cleary announces her retirement
“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…
Who Is the Researcher? Teachers as Researchers of Diversity and Equity in Early Childhood Education
As an educator I have frequently been a part of research. Often, this involvement was on the periphery, as a subject, without much knowledge of the study design or implications. Seldom was I privy to even the outcome of the research. As part of its work, the New York City Early Childhood Research Network seeks…
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…
Research to Practice Reflections
“It is research that will spotlight the importance for supporting the early childhood field…”-Research-to-Practice session participant. This April, the Professional Development Institute’s New York City Early Childhood Research Network kicked off its series of Research-to-Practice sessions. These interactive sessions are an opportunity to engage early childhood workforce leaders in reflection on research supported by the…
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…
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