Recent News
September 14, 2023
The NYS Office of Early Learning will host its first annual Navigating PreK Day on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at The Cultural Education Center (Clark Auditorium).
District attendees can expect to learn about the 2023-2024 UPK funding and the application process, systems and practices when you have multiple funding streams, and best practices for collaborating with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and the Request for Proposal (RPF) process.
Following the full group presentations, individuals will then have the opportunity to meet with an OEL liaison to ask and district specific questions. A schedule of the agenda can be found on the OEL Professional Development Page.
September 7, 2023
The New York State Education Department’s Office of Early Learning hosted the 2023 P-3 Summer Institute at the Cultural Education Center in Albany, NY on Thursday, August 17, 2023. The Institute which took place at the NYS Cultural Education Center in Albany was in partnership with the NYS Council on Children and Families. This one-day session was open to teachers, specialists, and administrators responsible for designing programs for students along the P-3 Continuum. Session topics were intended to support educators in creating a learning environment that reflect developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate practices and instruction.
July 1, 2023
The Office of Early Learning has released a calendar of important UPK dates and deadlines for the 2023-2024 school year.
Featured News
September 14, 2023
The NYS Office of Early Learning will host its first annual Navigating PreK Day on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at The Cultural Education Center (Clark Auditorium).
District attendees can expect to learn about the 2023-2024 UPK funding and the application process, systems and practices when you have multiple funding streams, and best practices for collaborating with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and the Request for Proposal (RPF) process.
Following the full group presentations, individuals will then have the opportunity to meet with an OEL liaison to ask and district specific questions. A schedule of the agenda can be found on the OEL Professional Development Page.
September 7, 2023
The New York State Education Department’s Office of Early Learning hosted the 2023 P-3 Summer Institute at the Cultural Education Center in Albany, NY on Thursday, August 17, 2023. The Institute which took place at the NYS Cultural Education Center in Albany was in partnership with the NYS Council on Children and Families. This one-day session was open to teachers, specialists, and administrators responsible for designing programs for students along the P-3 Continuum. Session topics were intended to support educators in creating a learning environment that reflect developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate practices and instruction.