QUALITYstarsNY is excited to attend the New York Association for the Education of Young Children’s annual conference this April in Verona, NY! We look forward to this opportunity to connect and learn with early childhood professionals from across the state, including nearly 200 educators and administrators from our participating programs.

Find us in the Exhibit Hall

Stop by our vendor table in the Exhibit Hall to meet our team and learn more about QUALITYstarsNY.

QUALITYstarsNY Workshops

QUALITYstarsNY will be leading several workshops throughout this year’s conference. Check out the schedule below of sessions that will be hosted by our Quality Improvement Specialists and Regional Coordinators. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Thursday

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.

    Intentional Lesson Planning Made Easy

    Kristin Olsen, Brigid Daly Wagner – Cypress AB

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.

    Developing a Philosophy Statement That Supports Play-Based Programming (and Policies and Practices That Prove It!)

    Debra Higginson, Abigail Jenney – Cypress C

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.

    NYS Early Childhood Advisory Council Town Hall Meeting*

    Patty Persell, Dona Anderson – Oak

    *While this session is not on the QUALITYstarsNY track, it contains important information from the Early Childhood Advisory Council that is relevant to all QUALITYstarsNY participants.

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.

    Elements of a High-Quality Program

    Kathy Moss – Tree of Life

  • 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

    Calm, Cool, and Collected CONTINUED: Using Data to Enhance Play Experiences

    Rachel Zielinski, Shelley Benvenuti – Cypress AB

  • 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

    Play and Diversity

    Sarah Gould-Houde, Stefanie Straker, Ph.D. – Cypress AB

  • 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

    Promoting Social-Emotional Development: Experiences and Activities

    Emily Torres Marrero – Cypress C

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Friday

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.

    Playful Family Engagement

    Rachel Zielinski, April Bell – Cypress AB

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.

    Three Strikes and You’re Not Out! Prevention Strategies for Administrators to Decrease Suspension and Expulsion

    JoAnn Toth, Sarah Houde – Cypress C

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.

    Supporting Quality Across Systems in New York*

    Dona Anderson – Cypress DE

    *While not on the QUALITYstarsNY track, this session hosted by New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute Executive Director Dona Anderson contains great information about how QUALITYstarsNY works with other systems across New York State to support high-quality early care and education. 

  • 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

    1, 2, 3 Come Play with Me!

    Rachel Zielinski, Amanda Gould – Cypress AB

  • 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

    An Overview of the BAS (Business Administration Scale) – Community of Practice

    Kathy Moss, Amy Shea – Tree of Life

  • 3:30 to 5 p.m.

    Mighty Movers

    Rachel Zielinski, Jade Lewis – Cypress AB

The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute at NYAEYC

QUALITYstarsNY is one of several initiatives of the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute that will be attending this year’s NYAEYC conference. Read the Institute’s blog post about where to find our colleagues at PDI in the exhibit hall and the full schedule of workshops being led by PDI staff.

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