HPYC's Educator Newsletter

The CT Early Childhood Alliance is a community of educators, business owners, community service organizations, researchers, and other advocates - all working in the Early Childhood space, and all of whom are dedicated to making a difference for CT’s young children and their caregivers. Considering joining? Find more information below.

Social-emotional skills can be categorized into four types: behavior regulation, friendship skills, emotional literacy, and problem-solving skills.

Through an agreement between the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) and the Connecticut State Community Colleges (CT State), CT State Community Colleges will be offering ongoing CDA Cohorts at a variety of campuses.

ACES is offering a CDA Portfolio Support Group.This 12-week support group is designed to support early childhood educators in creating their CDA portfolio and articulating how they meet the Competency Standards of the CDA process.

Are you a current or aspiring early childhood administrator? We’re offering FREE, fully online courses designed to support your leadership and management skills! These courses are 100% covered through a collaboration between CT State and OEC.

Fill out our Admin Course Interest Survey to help us schedule courses that best meet your needs. We’ll notify you as soon as they become available!

https://forms.office.com/r/TnuV7F4GKCFor

Here are some resources you may be interested in:

ECE Pathway Exams Pathways Early Childhood Education Exams | Charter Oak State College

CT Community College CT State Expands Free College Tuition Program - CT State

CT Student Loan Reimbursement SLRPInformation2025.pdf