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One of the goals of the TLC blog at the Institute is to share a variety of perspectives on teaching, leading, and caring as we all adapt to new and different circumstances. In recognition of the learning that is happening through everyday interactions in loving families, we invited Cecilia Scott-Croff, the Executive Director of the…
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…
With half of childcare programs in New York State on the brink of permanent closure, early care and education providers’ role as advocates has never been more important. Local leaders recently formed the Brooklyn Coalition for Early Childhood Programs to demand that Congress provide the necessary funding for child care centers, home based providers, and…
Educators play a critical role in supporting families of young children with disabilities to help them engage in the special education process and the collaborative support for their children’s learning. As a coach, I support educators to learn from and with their families, to share information, and to engage in joint decision-making about children’s learning….
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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…
To be an early care and education professional is to be an activist. It is our job and our joy to foster young children’s healthy sense of self and sense of belonging, to teach fairness and empathy. It is also our job to center the voices of Black and Indigenous People of Color whose leadership…
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…
Soy educadora y he estado en lugares donde he tenido que enseñarles a niños y niñas otro idioma, donde los estudiantes hablan otro idioma que el de la maestra, y en escuelas donde he colaborado traduciendo para la comunidad. El inglés no es mi primera lengua, y fue un proceso difícil y doloroso el aprenderlo…
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…
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