New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute

09/22/2026

Join the NYC Early Childhood Research Network on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. for a special research-to-practice webinar about NYC's Early Intervention process and the services available to support young children and their families. Registration 🔗 in the comments!

09/16/2026

Check out our Career Development Center at the Nassau County Career Expo and the Child Care Council of Nassau, Inc.!

09/16/2026

We’re exploring the expansion of 2-K in NYC in a series of briefs in collaboration with Bank Street College of Education and Trust for Learning. Our first brief takes a closer look at the importance of nurturing relationships for children’s development. See the link in the comments to read the full brief 🔗

09/11/2026

Come to an online information session to learn more about graduate courses in early childhood policy and leadership at the CUNY School of Professional Studies. These fully online, asynchronous courses prepare graduates to become leaders, advocates, and decision-makers in the growing field of early childhood education policy and administration. RSVP: https://earlychildhoodny.org/cdsc/register.php?eventID=15554

09/10/2026

We're still celebrating this milestone!

In June, the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) celebrated the first-ever graduating class of the School’s Spanish-language Child Development Associate (CDA) cohort. The CDA certificate supports preschool teachers, childcare workers, and others pursuing careers in early childhood educa...

09/09/2026

Come to an information session to learn more about earning your Child Development Associate (CDA) at the CUNY School of Professional Studies. RSVP for an upcoming online session: https://earlychildhoodny.org/cdsc/register.php?eventID=17188

09/04/2026

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!