Careers at the Institute

The Project Assistant (PA) will provide direct support for implementation of IFCC programs for home-based childcare providers across New York City.

The Grants Manager will help advance fundraising activities with thoughtful and strategic management of the Institute’s giving portfolio, which includes government, foundation, and corporate support. Reporting to the Director of Operations and Special Projects, this position collaborates with key ...

GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Rating Reviewer is responsible for the accuracy and consistency of the QUALITYstarsNY rating process for regulated early childhood programs participating in New York State’s Quality Rating and Improvement System.  QUALITYstarsNY completes a rating process for all particip...

GENERAL DESCRIPTION Investments in early childhood are vitally important to ensure that society capitalizes on the dynamic potential that children are born with. Healthy social and emotional development and early childhood mental health are vitally important aspects of high quality early childhood ...

GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Senior Director, New York Works for Children, will play a pivotal and influential leadership role in the policy and systems-building work of the Institute. The Institute is the implementing agency of New York Works for Children (NYWFC), New York State's integrated professio...

Institute Coaches provide professional development support to early childhood educators throughout New York City. Drawing on their expertise in early childhood pedagogy and adult learning theory, Institute Coaches work with organizations and individuals to develop individualized coaching plans. Coac...

Institute Coaches provide professional development support to early childhood educators throughout New York City. Drawing on their expertise in early childhood pedagogy and adult learning theory, Institute Coaches work with organizations and individuals to develop individualized coaching plans. Coac...

Investments in early childhood are vitally important to ensure that society capitalizes on the dynamic potential that children are born with. Healthy social and emotional development and early childhood mental health are vitally important aspects of high quality early childhood education and buildin...

Investments in early childhood are vitally important to ensure that society capitalizes on the dynamic potential that children are born with. Healthy social and emotional development and early childhood mental health are vitally important aspects of high quality early childhood education and buildin...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s Quality Rating and Improvement System for early childhood education programs in all regulated settings. QUALITYstarsNY exists because early childhood educators across the state deserve support to engage in continuous quality improvement. QUALITYstarsNY provides i...

The Institute created the Career Development Center to provide career and higher education advising services to those looking to enter or advance within the early childhood field. Originally established in New York City, the Career Development Center model has now expanded across the state, with nin...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

The Senior Director of Early Childhood Professional Development will work in partnership with the Executive Director to support both City and State efforts to address the needs of the early childhood education workforce, including in response to new federal initiatives. In response to new requests a...

GENERAL DESCRIPTION  The Early Childhood Screening and Assessment Specialist will provide screening and authentic assessment professional learning (PL) and support for the New York City Department of Education’s Division of Early Childhood Education (DECE). This training and support will enable ...

The Career Advisor is a member of the Institute’s Career Development Center team. The Career Advisor is responsible for supporting individuals at various stages of their career in Early Childhood Education. The Career Advisor will assist students with general academic guidance and career supports,...

The Director of Higher Education, a member of the Institute’s Career Development Center leadership team, will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and implementation of higher education initiatives that support the early childhood workforce in NYC and across New York state. The Director’...

The Aspire Registry is New York’s early childhood workforce data system and is part of New York Works for Children, the state’s integrated early childhood professional development system. The Registry Support Specialist is responsible for providing key support to maintain daily operations of The...

The Aspire Registry is New York’s early childhood workforce data system and is part of New York Works for Children, the state’s integrated early childhood professional development system. The Registry Associate provides key support in the implementation of Aspire. The Aspire Registry is a web-ba...

The Aspire Registry is New York’s early childhood workforce data system and is part of New York Works for Children, the state’s integrated early childhood professional development system. The Senior Registry Associate provides key support in the increased utilization of the professional developm...

The Senior Projects Associate reports directly to the Senior Director and Director of Systems and Administration of QUALITYstarsNY. QUALITYstarsNY is expanding its work across the state to offer more educational and professional development opportunities to staff in participating early childhood pro...

The Web and Database Administrator is responsible for the Institute’s varied data systems and its website. The Administrator is a valued member of the Institute’s leadership team, providing communications and data tools and functionality for project management, operations, and reporting. The Adm...

The Data Systems and Rating Manager reports directly to the Director of Systems and Administration and is responsible for providing key support to the implementation of the QUALITYstarsNY, New York State’s quality rating and improvement system.  The Data Systems and Rating Manager supervises the ...

The Aspire Registry is New York’s early childhood workforce data system and is part of New York Works for Children, the state’s integrated early childhood professional development system. The Director of the Aspire Registry holds a critical role to the success of the ongoing implementation of th...

The Project Assistant reports directly to the Director of Systems and Administration and the Senior Project Associate of QUALITYstarsNY. The position carries out the day-to-day purchasing operations for the project across multiple funding streams and with various internal and external stakeholders. ...

The Institute has an extensive number of projects and programs that produce data and outcomes relevant to policymakers and early childhood stakeholders in New York City, New York State, and around the country. We are seeking a Director of Communications to elevate the Institute’s initiatives, buil...

The Institute is searching for a Director of Operations and Special Projects who will report to the Executive Director and serve on the leadership team of the organization. The Director will play an important leadership role in furthering the Institute’s strategic growth and effectiveness. The Dir...

The Project Associate plays a vital role in supporting the Institute staff and leadership. Reporting to the Budget and Administration Senior Manager, the Project Associate supports Institute program directors and executive staff with a variety of administrative program functions. This position is a ...

The Institute is starting a new project that involves a three-generation approach that maximizes a partnership between the City University of New York’s Office of Early Childhood Initiatives and the NYC Department of Education’s LYFE program. This project will ensure efficient and effective indi...

The Aspire Registry is New York’s early childhood workforce data system and is part of New York Works for Children, the state’s integrated early childhood professional development system. The Registry Specialist is responsible for providing key support in the implementation of PDI’s workforce ...

The Institute is working with a team of City agencies to support the adoption of a new online attendance tracking system (CAPS Online) for child care programs and providers. The Institute will be training approximately 8,000 programs and providers who serve children with ACS child care vouchers on t...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

The Ratings Specialist is responsible for providing key support to the implementation of QUALITYstarsNY, New York State’s early childhood quality rating and improvement system. QUALITYstarsNY works with early childhood programs to provide a 1-5 star rating, then works with each participating progr...

The Director of Early Childhood leads the Institute’s projects that require an expertise in direct service to children and the workforce. The Director will manage coaching and induction initiatives for educators and providers and their supervisors, the design and implementation of professional dev...

The Institute is working with a team of City agencies to support the adoption of a new online attendance tracking system, CAPS Online, for child care programs and providers. The Institute creates and provides virtual training to programs and providers, as well as ACS staff. In addition, the Institut...

The goal of the Institute's Leadership Initiative is to support a cadre of high-quality, exemplary early childhood program and network leaders in New York City, as well as to create a pipeline of teachers who are well-prepared to enter leadership positions and are supported once they enter those pos...

Investments in early childhood are vitally important to ensure that society capitalizes on the dynamic potential that children are born with. Healthy social and emotional development and early childhood mental health are vitally important aspects of high-quality early childhood education and buildin...

The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute is a unique public/private partnership that brings together a range of public agencies, a consortium of private funders, and the nation’s largest urban university (CUNY) to create an Institute that focuses on the early childhood workf...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

QUALITYstarsNY is New York State’s voluntary 5-Star early childhood quality rating and improvement system. Since its inception, QUALITYstarsNY has focused its evidence-based practices to ensure that young children in participating programs have access to excellence and families can trust the level...

The Aspire Registry is New York’s early childhood workforce data system and is part of New York Works for Children, the state’s integrated early childhood professional development system. The Registry Support Specialist is responsible for providing key support to maintain daily operations of The...

The Institute operates the Career Development Center, which provides comprehensive career development services to all current and aspiring early childhood professionals. The Center’s services include academic planning and advisement, career and vocational assessment and planning, teacher certifica...

The Institute operates the Career Development Center, which provides comprehensive career development services to all current and aspiring early childhood professionals, including the Early Childhood Leadership Initiative. The Leadership Initiative was launched in 2017, aimed at strengthening curren...

The Institute operates the Career Development Center, which provides comprehensive career development services to all current and aspiring early childhood professionals. The Center’s services include academic planning and advisement, career and vocational assessment and planning, teacher certifica...

The Institute operates the Career Development Center, which provides comprehensive career development services to all current and aspiring early childhood professionals. The Center’s services include academic planning and advisement, career and vocational assessment and planning, teacher certifica...

The Institute operates the Career Development Center, which provides comprehensive career development services to all current and aspiring early childhood professionals, including the Early Childhood Leadership Initiative. The Center’s services include academic planning and advisement, career and ...

The Career Advisor is a member of the Institute’s Career Development Services team. The Career Advisor is responsible for supporting individuals at various stages of their career in Early Childhood Education. The Career Advisor will also assist students with general academic guidance and career su...

The Child Development Assessment Specialist will provide screening and authentic assessment professional learning (PL) and support for the New York City Department of Education’s Division of Early Childhood Education (DECE). This training and support will enable teachers and leaders in all progra...

The Institute is working with a team of City agencies to support the adoption of a new online attendance tracking system (CAPS Online) for child care programs and providers. The Institute will be training approximately 8,000 programs and providers who serve children with ACS child care vouchers on t...