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Overview
The Institute has since 1993 focused its efforts on building a comprehensive professional development and recognition system that links education and compensation for the over 40,000 Early Educators who work with children or support the work of child care and school age programs. The work of the Institute addresses a very important need in our state – to support the development of an educated child care workforce to provide healthy, safe and stimulating environments and experiences for over a quarter million young children and their families.
The Institute was established in 1993 as a result of NAEYC’s national effort to address the need for national and state-level early care and education professional development systems. In September 2008, the Institute incorporated as a non-profit in North Carolina. In September 2009, its first Board of Directors was formed.
The mission of the North Carolina Institute for Child Development Professionals (the Institute) is to promote the implementation of a comprehensive professional development and recognition system that links education and compensation for child development professionals to ensure high quality care and education services for children and families.
The work of the Institute is conducted by the Board and Institute partners who work together in task groups and committees with the common purpose of working toward the Institute’s mission. Through in-person and virtual forums, outreach efforts and implementation of the NC Early Educator Certification system, the Institute engages leadership within and across sectors, at various levels, to develop and implement strategies designed to enhance and strengthen North Carolina’s approach to professional development for early care and education and school age professionals.
The Institute is composed of a large partner network. Partners include Early Educators who work directly with and those working on the behalf of children ages birth to twelve in early care and education settings. State level partners support the work of the Institute through participation on Task Groups and Committees, provide resources, meeting space, materials and support the implementation of collaborative activities.
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If you are interested in learning more about the work of the Institute please contact us.
Institute Office
Early Educator Certification (EEC)
Mailing Address: PO Box 959, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 OR 1829 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 |
Important Work
- Qualified and well-compensated professionals are essential to ensuring high-quality early childhood education programs.
- Frontline professional development support personnel need the latest research, strategies and tools to support the provision of accessible, affordable professional development options that meet the needs of the workforce
- Systems need a cost efficient mechanism to inform the use of resources, support federal and state mandates for higher levels of professional development and access comprehensive workforce data.
- State policies and financing of the professional development system have a significant impact on the recruitment, quality, and retention of early childhood professionals.
- Policymakers must be informed to support intentional, evidence-based and financed systems of professional development for these professionals is critical to ensuring that children have high-quality early development and learning experiences.
Why It Matters
A quality early care and education and school age workforce matters.
For Children
For Women
For Our State, Business and Industry
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