Infant & Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special and General Education

This program has the option to begin in the fall.

The Fall 2026 application is open. While the deadline has passed, the application is open and we are reviewing submissions while space is available.

This program will not be available after the Fall 2026 term.

Admissions Criteria

No prior teaching certification is necessary for this program.

Please review How to Apply for full details on the application process, admissions criteria, and application requirements.

Tuition

At Bank Street, tuition is charged per credit. The Infant & Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special and General Education program requires 50 credits for completion. Read more on our  Tuition page

Financial Aid

The majority of Bank Street students receive some type of financial aid. We strongly recommend applying early and submitting your FAFSA at the time you apply for the broadest consideration for scholarships and financial aid. Read more on our Financial Aid page

View the coursework for this program.

The heart of the program is a year-long supervised fieldwork experience.

• Your opportunity to connect theory and practice.
• You will have a reflective relationship with a mentor and a group of peers.
• Your experiences will include typically developing children, as well as children with disabilities.
• You will have the flexibility to do your fieldwork in a paid position or as a student teacher.

To meet New York State requirements, all graduate students in this program have supervised fieldwork experiences in a birth-2’s setting. Students also must have experiences in kindergarten, and in grades 1-2, in an under-resourced program, as well as in a special education or inclusion setting.

All graduate students in this program fulfill some of these placement requirements through course assignments. Student teachers fulfill remaining experiences through their placements in the fall and spring. Working teachers and assistants may need to fulfill an additional fieldwork experience where they will be placed by Bank Street in the appropriate setting to meet their degree requirements.

Certification

When you successfully complete the program, you will receive a master’s degree and be eligible for a dual certification in Students with Disabilities, Birth – Grade 2 and Early Childhood Education, Birth – Grade 2, provided you complete all other State certification requirements. Read more on our Certification page

Careers

The early childhood field is creative, and flexible. After graduation, students pursue a range of career opportunities including:

• Special or general education teacher in nursery schools, child care centers and Early Head Start Programs
• Early Interventionists in homes and group programs
• Child care directors or educational directors
• Working as a Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT)
• Developmental evaluators or developmental specialists
• Family support specialists
• Play group leader
• Consultants

Students at Bank Street have full access to our robust Career Services, including the CareerConnect job site, opportunities to attend job fairs and workshops, and connections to our alumni network nationwide.