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“We need a campaign where providers, coaches, special educators, therapists and families can tell their story because this is not easy, it’s exhausting and yet our amazing early childhood professionals get it done in a way that meets the needs of families.” — Workforce Survey Respondent The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, in…
The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, in partnership with the Bank Street College of Education, recently completed a survey to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on New York’s early childhood workforce. The survey included early childhood program leaders, teachers, and family child care providers. Over 3,000 individuals who are members of the state’s Aspire Registry responded….
My internet service …is not reliable, very slow speed and it cuts off very often. I have had to upgrade in the hopes that I will get adequate internet service. Which mean it is more expensive when they eventually mail me a new modem.”.” – Workforce Survey Participant The New York Early Childhood Professional Development…
“We were told to prepare for a huge influx of kids because of this and 2 weeks later I had to temporarily close because I couldn’t make payroll. I let the essential parents I had down because the operating cost far outweighed the income. I am a single mom with 4 kids that live in…
I cannot begin to say how proud I am of my staff and colleagues. People react very differently to stress/trauma, and we collectively reacted in a very proactive way to the needs of our center’s families. We closed our doors on Friday, March 13, and by Monday, March 23rd, we began providing daily pre-recorded circle…
“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…
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…
Learning how to engage with my 2-year-old students online. I feel like my co-teacher and I are just another YouTube video they are watching on the screen. They don’t stay interested long (of course) but because we’re not teaching in person they can’t be redirected easily and we can’t easily follow the child’s lead. We…
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…
I personally cannot translate every great resource I find and I feel like my multilingual families are missing out. But I’m also not the greatest Spanish reader myself and cannot go through lots of pages trying to find good resources in Spanish. – Workforce Survey Participant The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute in…
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