NC Institute for Child Development Professionals

Endorsements

Endorsements The Institute offers three endorsements: Administrator Endorsement, Professional Development Endorsement, and the Technical Assistance Endorsement. These endorsements are designed to reflect specific roles in early care and education and school age care. Endorsements are held in conjunction with Early Educator Certification (EEC). In North Carolina, over 30,000 individuals work with and/or support the quality […]

Current Institute Projects

Project 1: Model Salary Scale Toolkit Project (in progress) In 2007 the NC Institute for Child Development Professionals (the Institute) created model salary scales for master teachers, teachers and assistant teachers working in licensed child care settings. This initial effort recognized different levels of knowledge and skills and also had graduated levels that could be […]

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

Early Childhood Special Education / Exceptional Children Teacher Job Overview: Special education teachers oversee the education of students with physical, emotional, mental, and learning disabilities. They collaborate with families and professionals to design and deliver learning experiences geared towards the individual needs and capabilities of the students under their supervision. They promote policies and practices […]

School-age Provider

School-age Provider Photo by CDC on Unsplash Job Overview: A school age provider is an individual working with or on behalf of children ages 5 to 12 years old who are served in school age care settings. This can include providing breakfast and snack meals, supervising homework, tutoring, enrichment activities, planning appropriate field trips, and […]

Early Childhood Higher Education Faculty

Early Childhood Higher Education Faculty Image by adoranicholson from Pixabay Job Overview: Faculty members within early childhood departments at community colleges and universities have a critical role to play in ensuring that the early childhood workforce has the knowledge, skills and competencies to meet the needs of the young children and families they serve. They […]

Early Childhood Teachers

Early Childhood Teachers Early Childhood Educator I, II, III6 Lead Teacher, Teacher4; Teacher, Assistant Teacher7,8 Job Overview: Within any center-based setting, teachers may hold a variety of positions. Beginning teachers are often called Assistant Teachers or Teaching Assistants, and work under the supervision of a more educated, experienced teacher. In larger programs, teachers with more […]

The Early Childhood Education Profession

Welcome! What does it mean to be a part of the Early Childhood Profession in North Carolina today? What are the different roles Early Childhood Professionals carry out in the community for young children birth through age 8? Where do Early Childhood Professionals work? What do Early Childhood Professionals need to know and be able […]

NC’s Approach to ECPD System

NC’s EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM In NC, the early childhood professional development (ECPD) system is composed of many partners working together to weave a network of services based on identified needs and funding criterion. We believe that qualified and well compensated professionals are ESSENTIAL to ensuring high quality early childhood education programs for young […]

About Us

“Cultivating a high performing professional development system and fair compensation for all Early Childhood Educators.” About the NC Institute for Child Development Professionals (NCICDP) History The Institute was established in 1993 by a group of dedicated volunteers as a result of a national effort to address the need for state-level early childhood professional development systems. […]