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I am an early childhood teacher and two and half years ago I became a mother of a premature baby (32 weeks). He was a brave little baby, learning from day one all the new tasks the doctors asked for: gaining weight, breathing without assistance, eating/drinking, and regulating his temperature. Nurses and doctors were providing…
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…
What We’re Reading and Watching This Week
Jenna Pettinicchi, Assistant Director, Leadership Initiative: The Work by Wes Moore The Work by Wes Moore is his story of finding a life of purpose. He shares lessons he learned and the stories of the change-makers who have inspired him. His revelation, from his own personal journey and from others he has met along his…
Supporting Families During School Transitions: A Parent and Research Perspective
Early educators and parents know that young children thrive on routines and continuity and they work hard to ease transitions, whether it is transitions into and out of early education programs or transitions within a day. We explain to children what will happen next and help smooth the transition as much as possible. But the…
Let’s Learn NYC: 2020 Census
Let’s Learn NYC! is an educational public television program for children in grades 3K through second grade that offers weekly lessons taught by NYC Department of Education professionals to supplement remote learning. Videos air weekdays at 12pm and are archived at thirteen.org/letslearn along with supplemental learning materials. Archived videos include English and Spanish captions. The program…
Early Learning Environments After COVID: Part 2
An Interview with Karina Casillas and Colleen Goddard
Early care and education providers are re-entering their classrooms and considering how to make them safe, welcoming places for young children. The staff at the Early Childhood Center at Brooklyn College transformed their classrooms in 2017 from traditional early childhood environments to minimalistic, child-led, sensory rich spaces. Karina Casillas, a pre-school teacher at the center…
Early Learning Environments After COVID: Part 1
An Interview with Karina Casillas and Colleen Goddard
Early care and education providers are re-entering their classrooms and considering how to make them safe, welcoming places for young children. The staff at the Early Childhood Center at Brooklyn College transformed their classrooms in 2017 from traditional early childhood environments to minimalistic, child-led, sensory rich spaces. Karina Casillas, a pre-school teacher at the Center…
FDA Warning About the Dangers of Hand Sanitizers With Methanol
We are sharing an important update about hand sanitizers from the Administration for Children and Families and the FDA. See below for more information. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recent urgent warning to consumers and health care providers about hand sanitizer products that are labeled as containing ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol)…
¿Qué son las Pautas de Aprendizaje Temprano del Estado de Nueva York
En el 2019 el New York State Early Childhood Advisory Council en colaboración con el New York Works for Children realizó el lanzamiento de Pautas de Aprendizaje Temprano del Estado de Nueva York (Revisada). Este recurso fue desarrollado en conjunto con colaboradores y asesores del NY Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, Agribusiness Child Development Head…
Learning from Family Engagement and Empowerment During COVID
Insights from the Survey of the Early Childhood Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic
“This sounds cliché, but I am genuinely moved and inspired by the families of my students–the foster sister who makes sure the two siblings who attend our school are present for every single one of their combined eight teletherapy sessions per week; the parents who greet us at the start of each session with a…
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