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- Early Educator Investment Collaborative Awards $10.4 Million in Grants for Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Programs Across the U.S.
June 3, 2021 Six partnerships between institutions of higher education and states or tribal nations will bolster early educator preparation programs, break down systemic barriers to higher education for people of color, and increase financial assistance and compensation for students studying to be early educators.
- Peer Interaction has the Power to Strengthen Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators
March 9, 2021 Foundation for Child Development Grants in Action New, York, NY — New research by New York University finds that a combination of formal and informal professional development (PD) for early childhood educators has the potential to strengthen New York City’s early care and education (ECE) workforce.
- Essential Equity Statements and Resources for Racial, Economic, and Social Justice
September 15, 2020 The early care and education (ECE) workforce plays a critical role in promoting children’s learning — especially through their interactions with children and through the enriching and nurturing learning environments they shape.
- We Demand Justice for Early Childhood Educators
June 2, 2020 COVID-19, health disparities, and the ongoing killings of black people have highlighted decades of pain and injustice against people of color in general and African Americans in particular.
- Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education: A Multimedia Guidebook
April 9, 2020 Foundation for Child Development Grants in Action The early care and education (ECE) field is paying special attention to elevating the educational requirements of early educators and simultaneously increasing compensation.
- Raising the Bar of Quality: Insights from the CUNY Early Childhood Working Group
July 17, 2017 The City University of New York (CUNY) Early Childhood Working Group was charged by Chancellor James B. Milliken to generate a set of recommendations to ensure that CUNY takes a lead in the future preparation of the early care and education workforce.
- A Shared Vision for Transforming the Workforce
October 21, 2016 In April 2015, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council released the report Transforming the Workforce for the Children Birth Through Age Eight: A Unifying Foundation (IOM/NRC Report). We view this report as the blueprint for the Foundation for Child Development’s work to support the preparation, competency, well-being, and on-going professional learning of the ECE workforce.
- Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age Eight: A Unifying Foundation
October 18, 2016 This full report discusses the implications of child developmental science for early care and education professionals in terms of necessary competencies and practices, as well as the systems change needed to better support the preparation, competency, professional development, and compensation for the early care and education workforce.