Careers at the Institute

GENERAL DESCRIPTION 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 familie...

GENERAL DESCRIPTION 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 eac...

GENERAL DESCRIPTION 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 Aspire Registry is a web-based system that helps early childhood providers track th...

GENERAL DESCRIPTION QUALITYstarsNY is New York’s Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) for early childhood programs, providing support and resources to improve and sustain high quality across New York State. Early childhood educators are committed to the young children they work with and a...

The IFCC project is seeking a full-time professional development training and facilitation specialist to support home-based child care providers. The PD Specialist will be a dynamic, bilingual early childhood trainer with knowledge of general education and special needs pedagogical strategies that c...

The Director of Systems and Administration plays a key role in the implementation of QUALITYstarsNY. This position works closely with all members of the QUALITYstarsNY team and colleagues at the Institute, to establish project priorities, develop plans and ensure goals are implemented effectively.

The Senior Director is responsible for developing, implementing, managing, and promoting the statewide system that supports the early childhood workforce, including a wide range of initiatives to improve and expand workforce development policy and practice.

The Senior Director is responsible for developing, implementing, managing, and promoting the statewide system that supports the early childhood workforce, including a wide range of initiatives to improve and expand workforce development policy and practice.