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NAEYC Standard 6: Teachers |
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Program Standard:
The program employs and supports a teaching staff that has the educational qualifications, knowledge, and professional commitment necessary to promote children’s learning and development and to support families’ diverse needs and interests. |
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Rationale: |
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Children benefit most when their teachers have high levels of formal education and specialized early childhood professional preparation. Teachers who have specific preparation, knowledge, and skills in child development and early childhood education are more likely to engage in warm, positive interactions with children, offer richer language experiences, and create more high-quality learning environments. |
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Opportunities for teaching staff to receive supportive supervision and to participate in ongoing professional development ensure that their knowledge and skills reflect the profession’s ever-changing knowledge base.
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| Bank Street College |
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is a small, vibrant institution, passionately devoted to improving the education of children. It educates children, the educators who teach them in all settings, parents, school leaders, and those who make policy. The College is a rich source of innovative ideas and practices for all who care about children and their education. Bank Street College of Education offers the following opportunities for professional development in early care and education:
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| Graduate School prepares professional educators for a variety of roles in schools, museums, hospitals and other educational settings. |
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| Division of Continuing Education |
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Center for Early Childhood
Professionals
Margot Hammond, Director, 212-961-3414 |
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Center for Early
Care and Education
prepares candidates for the Child Development Associate Credential (CDA)
Arlene Uss, Director, 212-961-3418. |
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Center for Emotionally
Responsive Practice
Lesley Koplow, Director, 212-961-3430 |
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| New Perspectives courses are weekend/summer classes that explore an array of topics in Early Childhood and Supervision and Administration |
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Professional Associations |
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| The National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8. NAEYC is committed to becoming an increasingly high performing and inclusive organization. |
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| Founded in 1926, NAEYC is the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children with nearly 100,000 members, a national network of over 300 local, state, and regional Affiliates, and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations. |
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| Membership is open to all individuals who share a desire to serve and act on behalf of the needs and rights of all young children. Members may take advantage of a wide array of resources to help improve their work with children. These resources include, but are not limited to, the following: |
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| The New York State Association for the Education
of Young Children (NYSAEYC) promotes excellence in early care and education services for NYS children and families through education, advocacy and the support of the profession. NYSAEYC fulfills this mission by offering professional development resources for information, networking, best practices in teaching and administration, and advocacy. NYSAEYC has a state-of-the-art web site that will serve to provide you with a wealth of early childhood information, including: |
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- The Children’s Program Administrator Credential of New York State is designed to provide for and be recognized as a standard by which to measure program management, fiscal management, and leadership abilities of early childhood and school-age program administrators.
- The Infant-Toddler Care & Education
Credential of New York State is designed to provide for and be recognized as a standard by which to measure an individual's competence in the following topics areas: Infant and Toddler Development; Observation and Recording; Environment and Curriculum; and Family and Culture.
- NYSAEYC Annual conference
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| The New York City Association for the Education of Young
Children (NYCAEYC) is the local affiliate of NAEYC, which serves the New York City area. The mission is to support the development of professionals to advocate for and promote quality care and education for the well-being of all children—birth through age 8—and their families. To this end, the organization provides workshops, membership events and an annual conference as resources to the community. Become a member today! |
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| The New York State Education Department website contains a wide-ranging searchable database and everything that's happening in education in New York State. |
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| New York State Early Childhood Education Online |
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| New York State Head Start Association is an organization the represents the interests of the entire New York State Head Start community, including Children, Families, Programs and Communities |
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Training Sponsored by Public Agencies |
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New York City Department of Health
Bureau of Day Care
2 Lafayette Street , 22 nd Floor, CN 68
New York , NY 10007
718-520-8548 |
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| Established by Congress, Head Start and Early Head Start are federally funded, community based child development programs designed to meet the needs of low-income children and their families. Based on strong evidence from research and practice, Head Start's positive track record demonstrates that young children involved in quality early childhood programs are substantially more successful in both school and life environments. Head Start is the only national program of its kind that utilizes a comprehensive service approach to early childhood education. In order to fulfill their objectives, the Head Start
Information and Publication Center publishes resources for in-service training on many topics related to child development and learning, family partnerships, and program administration. Many of these are available on-line. |
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| NYC
Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood Development(OECD) promotes standards-based instruction in pre-kindergarten through grade three classes in public schools as well as community-based organizations. Also, OECD manages the staffing structure for early childhood services, and provides professional development and community outreach programs. |
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