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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)…
Outdoor Learning: A Safe Solution for Reopening
Even as private and contracted childcare programs are reopening across the city, it remains uncertain how district schools will reopen. The NYC DOE has planned for a blended model that would allow schools to reduce the number of students per day in classrooms. However blended learning does not address the role district schools play in…
Social-Emotional Family and Child Engagement While Remote Teaching
Insights from the Survey of the Early Childhood Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pre-k is for social-emotional development and that seems to be missing remotely. I can see it working for older grades, such as 3rd grade and beyond but nothing under. The children cannot really interact – they cannot practice sharing or other social skills and that is the most important in pre-k. – Workforce Survey Participant…
Self-Care and Healthy Boundaries
Insights from the Survey of the Early Childhood Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic
I am working harder, longer than I did when at school. Families have different needs, different schedules and their new lifestyles are disorganized right now. I find myself struggling to balance between work time, me time, family time. -Workforce Survey Participant The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute in partnership with the Bank Street…
Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being in a Time of Trauma
Insights from the Survey of the Early Childhood Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic
“It’s okay to have many feelings.” As an educator in a preschool classroom I’ve often used or heard some version of this statement in conversations with young children. Whether it’s the challenge of separating from a grown-up, excitement over completing a complicated block structure, or the many feelings that go along with seeing the tumbling…
Perspectives on Reopening:
An Interview with Lori Bader, Educational Director of Bright Star Academy
As New York State slowly begins to re-open, many early care and education providers are wondering what work will look and feel like when they return to their centers. Teaching, Leading and Caring (TLC) is sharing the perspectives of leaders of programs across the state that have stayed open or reopened. We hope that this helps to…
Delivering Preschool Special Education Services Remotely
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 recent weeks, Lori Falchi posted about Collaborating with Families of Children with Disabilities and Cecilia Scott-Croff posted Grace in My Journey, a…
Grace in My Journey
A Parent's Perspective
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…
Continuity of Care as a Trauma-Informed Strategy
Over two months into the shut down, we hear from educators in New York City that fewer and fewer young children are showing up for remote learning. That makes sense from a child development perspective. Young children learn in relationships, through interactions with the loving people who care for their individual needs. While video conferencing…
The Child Care is Essential Act
This week, congressional leaders introduced The Child Care is Essential Act. This bill would create a fund to provide much needed relief to the child care sector due to the COVID-19 crisis. With a proposed $50 billion in funding, it would provide grants to child care centers, home based providers, and family child care homes…
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