New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute

08/13/2026

🗣 Have you heard what educators are saying about the Primary Competencies for Early Childhood Educators: A Practitioner's Companion to the Core Body of Knowledge? Read on to find out how the Primary Competencies bring the essential ingredients for early childhood educators to life: https://earlychildhoodny.substack.com/p/making-the-core-body-of-knowledge

08/13/2026

Two of our Career Development Center advisors, Wanda Carter and Kathleen Hodges, were busy representing us in the community last week. They attended a meeting at The Child Care Council of Dutchess and Putnam, Inc. and a teen summit hosted by Dutchess One Stop Career Center and Dutchess BOCES!

08/06/2026

Need to hire staff for your early childhood program? Join our Early Childhood Education Employment Network! You'll be able to post to our early childhood job board at no cost and get support with your hiring needs. Learn more: https://earlychildhoodny.org/cdsc/employment_network_home.php

08/04/2026

The Center for New York City Affairs recently released their universal child care cost model, which provides cost estimates for a fully implemented universal child care system in NYC. Their model uses a career ladder and salary scale developed by the Child Care Workforce Collaborative, a group of New York State leaders convened by the Institute. See CNYCA's report: https://www.centernyc.org/reports-briefs/universal-child-care-cost-model-new-york

08/03/2026

The SI Alliance for North Shore Children and Families is celebrating 10 years of dedication to early childhood education and development! Every day, they champion access to high-quality early childhood education, support and advocate for Early Intervention services, and promote literacy throughout communities across Staten Island's North Shore.

07/15/2026

Come to an information session to learn more about renewing your Child Development Associate (CDA) credential! Register: https://earlychildhoodny.org/cdsc/register.php?eventID=16884

07/09/2026

Our Early Childhood Leadership Initiative will be hosting a summer book group on Brene Brown's "Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit." Learn more about our Leadership Initiative: https://earlychildhoodny.org/leadershipinitiative/index.php

07/01/2026

Every day, early childhood practitioners respond to questions, nurture ideas and build warm, joyful relationships with young children. To support this multifaceted work, we're introducing a new resource: The Primary Competencies for Early Childhood Educators.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4wig4Q6

06/29/2026

06/24/2026

Our fall 2026 cohort is now accepting applications! Apprentices are matched with paid jobs in NYC early childhood programs and earn their Child Development Associate (CDA) certificate (courses offered in both English and Spanish) at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (tuition and books are covered!). Learn more: https://earlychildhoodny.org/cdsc/apprenticeship_home.php