The first organization that I explored is The Child Care Council in Rochester, NY. The Childcare Council is a local organization that provides many services to early childhood providers, also to parents and children. The reason why this organization has always been an interest to me is because of the training and professional development services that they provide. They are also very involved with the community as well as supporting parents in their efforts to find quality childcare. Professional development for teachers is very important to me and it is what I want to do with my career. This organization is one that I would be very happy to work for. Currently they do not have job openings to meet my professional needs. They have a training position for health and safety that requires a nursing education degree as well they have an office assistant position. The following information has been pulled from the Childcare Council website at childcare council.com :
Child Care Council is a Child Care Aware® Quality Assured agency that provides information, training, and resources to child care providers and parents in Livingston, Monroe, and Wayne counties in the State of New York.
Community Focus – We know how important it is to not only ensure our children are cared for, but that their care givers are supported and strengthened as well.
Quality Resources – We provide training courses, community programs and important licensing information for parents and providers so that they can offer the best care possible.
Comprehensive Services – Our knowledgeable and diverse staff will guide you through every step of finding and providing quality child care.
The second organization that interests me is the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. I am already familiar with this organization as well due to my prior experience as a center director. The NYS OCFS not only oversees the licensing and regulatory status of childcare centers but they also provide many support services to teachers and parents when it comes to early childcare education. They have an entire online training and professional development program for ECE teachers as well as provide regulatory information on the trainings that are needed to stay in compliance as a teacher at a childcare center. The main thing that interests me is that through the NYS OCFS I am able to become a certified NYS trainer for early childhood programs they have what is called the NYS Early Learning Training Credential. This information as been pulled from ocfs.ny.gov
“The New York State Association for the Education of Young Children (NYSAEYC) has developed a trainer approval process that verifies the education and qualifications of trainers who provide professional development to early learning providers in the state. Approved trainers have had their qualifications verified by NYSAEYC through the NYS Early Learning Trainer Credential program”
NYS OCFS has many job opportunities for various positions and areas however what I am most interested in doing is going through the process to become a NYS certified early learning trainer I plan on filing the paperwork at the completion of this program.
There really was not another local or state agency that I could find of interest to me I also could not really find any local communities of practice in my area or at least one that clearly defined themselves as such I would gather that the Childcare Council works as a Community of Practice in that they really work with a variety of people with in the ECE field as well as the community to provide the best possible training and development as well as support services to teacher, children, and families
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