Welcome
The NYC Early Childhood Professional Development Institute (PDI) sees policymakers, leaders of professional organizations, and early childhood program directors as key partners in raising the bar for early childhood education in our city and state. As leaders, you can help to shape the direction of the field and inspire the early childhood workforce.
Resources for early childhood program directors
- Find trainers on the NYS training source, a registry of workshop trainers, consultants and mentors from around the state.
- Find conferences and other professional development opportunities for you and your staff on our professional development calendar.
- Browse our policy links to get involved with the forces of change in early childhood.
Keep up with early childhood research and publications
- PDI's policy briefs about the issues affecting children, families, you and your colleagues
- PDI's quarterly newsletter, Early Childhood News, including best practices, articles and latest news from the field
- Search or browse our database of research on child development, career development and leadership
PDI's current projects
- Field test of QUALITYstarsNY, New York's Quality Rating and Improvement System.
- NYS Early Learning Trainer Credential
- Excellence in Teaching Recognition Award
- Career Development Services Center
- CPAC: Children's Program Administrator courses
- Informal Family Childcare Project
We hope you'll find what you need here.
If you don't, please let us know what's missing!