The Harris
Fellowship in Early Childhood Education and Child Development
is a one-year, post-baccalaureate position at the Yale Child
Study Center and Calvin
Hill Day Care Center. This well-established program
is a collaboration between the Yale Child Study Center Section
on Child Development and the Calvin Hill Day Care Center
of New Haven. Harris Fellows work and study here with great
success. We again anticipate fellowship openings for August
2005. Reflections from
Past Fellows are available.
Connecticut-Charts-A-Course
(CCAC)
is the statewide professional development system for early
education and school-age care. CCAC’s mission is to
support career development and program improvement by promoting
the achievement of national and state professional standards.
Connecticut
Charts-A-Course was created to support the dedicated professionals
who work with Connecticut's children through professional
recognition for educational achievements, career counseling,
scholarship assistance for early childhood education and
accreditation support for child care facilities seeking
national accreditation. CCAC also created over 350 hours
of standardized workshop training that is currently being
delivered by 10 training agencies in CT through the Training
Program in Child Development. This workshop training satisfies
the training requirement for the CDA credential and can
also be translated into college credit.
Connecticut
Charts-A-Course keeps a registry of all early care and education
professionals in Connecticut. They can help you to plan
your career and are knowledgeable about scholarship resources.
Connecticut
Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06515
(800) 832-7784
(203) 397-4036
(203) 397-4027
Website: www.ctcharts-a-course.org/cdac.htm
CONNECTICUT
CHARTS-A-COURSE STAFF DIRECTORY
Darlene
Ragozzine, Executive Director
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 397-4008
FAX: (203) 397-4035
dragozzine@ctcharts-a-course.org
Deb
Flis, Director
Accreditation Facilitation Project
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (860) 257-1104
FAX: (860) 257-1104 (same as phone #)
debflisafp@aol.com
Colleen Brower, Program Specialist
Curriculum Development
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 397-4007
FAX: (203) 397-4035
cbrower@ctcharts-a-course.org
Claudia
Sawyer, Program Specialist
Admission and Retention Counselor
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 397-4027
FAX: (203) 397-4035
csawyer@ctcharts-a-course.org
Stacey
Garnett, Program Specialist
Grants Management and Technology
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 397-4013
FAX: (203) 397-4035
sgarnett@ctcharts-a-course.org
Harmony
Lockard, Program Specialist
Marketing and Public Relations
Connecticut Charts-A-Course
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 397-4026
FAX: (203) 397-4035
hlockard@ctcharts-a-course.org
The
Resource Center (TRC) at 495 Blake Street serves
anyone working in New Haven’s early care and education
community with children ages birth to eight years of age.
TRC is located in the New Haven Public Schools Early Childhood
Learning Center and is open every Wednesday from 4:00 -9:
00 or by appointment. Contact: Sharon Adams (203) 946-5320
TRC offers:
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A Library of nearly 1,000 books, journals and videos in
all areas of early childhood education
Curriculum kits on over 60 topics and can be borrowed
for up to 4 weeks
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Training opportunities for workshops and courses. Teachers’
Night Out is a monthly series of workshops covering a
wide range of curriculum topics.
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Make it and Take it every Wednesday from 4:00 pm - 9:00
pm to all teachers to create materials to use in your
classroom
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Recyclable materials to be taken back to your program
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A Conference room for trainings and meetings
A number of local
organizations offer training for the Child Development Associate
credential and/or professional development
workshops. You may wish to contact them to learn more about
their offerings.
Gateway
Community College
Long Wharf Campus
60 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511
www.gwctc.commnet.edu
203-285-2000
Area
Cooperative Educational Services (ACES)
350 State Street
North Haven, CT 06473
www.aces.k12.ct.us/support/childhood/index.asp
Contact: Alice Torres
203-458-6868
All
Our Kin
P.O. Box 8477
New Haven, CT 06530-0477
203-772-2294
Contact: Tanya Rusanowsky
Casa
Otonal
135 Sylvan Avenue New Haven, CT 06513
203-773-8911
Contact: Nelida Otero
Creating
Curriculum
Connecticut Children's Museum
22 Wall Street.
New Haven, CT 06511
www.childrensbuilding.org/CreatingCurriculum.htm
(203) 562-5437
Contact: Sandy Malquist
Charter
Oak State College
Offer can help you to convert your CDA into college credits
through the Pathways placement exam.
www.charteroak.edu/Visitors/CDA.cfm
Phone 860-832-3822
By becoming
a member of the National Association for the Education of
Young Children, you can become part of both local and national
networks of early childhood educators. Benefits include
the informative magazine, Young Children, and free or inexpensive
workshops and networking opportunities.
National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
1509 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-1426
(800) 424-2460
www.naeyc.org
Connecticut
AEYC (State level)
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 397-4034
FAX: 203-397-4037
Contact: Laura Marchese, Office Coordinator
LauraM@cox.nett
http://www.ctaeyc.org
New Haven AEYC
(Local Affiliate)
Woodbridge
(203) 389-2111
Susan Shapiro
Shoreline AEYC
(Local Affiliate)
Madison
(860) 245-8008
Louise Hayash
The
Yale
University Teacher Preparation program offers coursework
and a certification program for early childhood educators
to students at Yale.
Gateway
Community College offers Associates degrees in Early
Childhood Education as well as Child Development Associates
degrees.
WorkLife
offers links to Connecticut colleges and universities can
help you explore how to begin or continue in a degree program.
Some sites also offer non-degree programs.
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