
Celebrating Week of the Young Child
We’re celebrating Week of the Young Child!
“Foundational relationship-building” helps child care providers improve their practice.
What does it look like and feel like to be “professional” in an early learning environment? How can early care and learning providers strengthen their sense of professionalism in the field?
Working in early childhood education and feeling responsible for the impact I make on young children and the partnerships and relationships I develop with families, I wanted to learn more to be a better leader.
An essential strategy that I use as an early childhood educator to cultivate curiosity and stimulate children’s interest is to provide an environment that promotes exploration and inquiry.
“Sometimes as leaders we feel like we need to have all the answers, but sometimes not having the answer and taking the time to ask the right questions can be so powerful.”
“Family child care providers can sometimes feel invisible and isolated, but this is their place to build relationships and give each other advice.”
In child-centered early childhood classrooms, including my own, it can feel challenging to find projects that will be developmentally appropriate, productive, interesting, and open doors to critical thinking about the world and its history.
Each year, the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute honors a student enrolled in the Children’s Program Administrator Credential (CPAC) program at the CUNY School of Professional Studies with the Nancy Klinger Memorial Scholarship.
Equitable pay and respect for early childhood educators were themes of New York State Senator Jabari Brisport’s remarks at the QUALITYstarsNY all-staff convening.