TED talk: Nancy Carlsson-Paige- “When Education Goes Wrong: Taking the Creativity and Play out of Learning”
In her TedTalk, "When Education Goes Wrong: Taking the Creativity and Play out of Learning", Nancy Carlsson-Paige from Lesley University […]
Job Alert: SCO FirstStepNYC – NEW initiative in Brownsville, Brooklyn
SCO FirstStepNYC is hiring. Read below to learn more about this exciting opportunity! FirstStepNYC draws from the Educare model and tailors […]
PDI in the News..NYSAEYC Conference 2013
Click BELOW to read about PDI at the NYSAEYC Conference. Featured in this blog is an excerpt from QUALITYstarsNY, Sherry […]
Universal Preschool- What does that really entail?
Featured in EdSource, Mancy Whitebook article "Staffing a Universal Preschool Program Will be No Small Task," proposes possible implications involved […]
Stay Informed: National Association for the Education of Young Children: Call to Action for the 113th Congress
NAEYC’s policy recommendations address the key opportunities at the federal level for a well-financed, high-quality continuum of early childhood education, […]
From ReadyNation: STEM and Early Childhood
ReadyNation.org has posted a new brief about the importance of quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) preparation in the […]
The Best Screen-Free Week Ever!
Screen-Free Week is an annual event organized by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. This year's is the week of […]
From WNYC’s Schoolbook: Pre-K in NYC is Expanding
Access to Pre-Kindergarten is expanding in NYC, which is great news. Read more at WNYC's Schoolbook: http://www.schoolbook.org/2013/03/05/pre-k-aligned-to-common-core-still-pretty-fun/
The New York Times Asks: Is Public Preschool a Smart Investment?
I think you know what PDI's answer would be! Read voices from select contributors on the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/02/25/is-public-preschool-a-smart-investment
PDI at the 2013 NYSAEYC Annual Conference
The NYSAEYC Annual Conference is always a fantastic event for the field, and this year is no different. We wanted […]