Programs in Infant and Family
Development and Early Intervention

Join our collaborative and supportive community of prenatal, infant, and toddler educators and specialists to expand your credentials or earn your master’s degree. Through our well-respected programs, you’ll deepen your developmentally appropriate practice so you can provide high-quality learning experiences for our youngest children.

What Program Is Right for You?

Bank Street offers four programs that will teach you how to help children build a healthy foundation early on that will serve them throughout the rest of their lives.

Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special and General Education (MSEd)

For applicants seeking a dual general and special education master’s degree and certification to work with birth to grade 2
Content and fieldwork include developmental assessment and support of babies and toddlers, including those with developmental variations, as well as strategies for working with families
Leads to educator and leadership roles in nursery schools, child care centers, and Early Head Start, and Early Intervention programs, among others

Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (MSEd, EdM)

For applicants who have a master’s degree/certification in early childhood education and who are interested in working with infants and toddlers, including those with developmental variations
Leads to educator and leadership roles in nursery schools, child care centers, and Early Head Start and Early Intervention programs, among others

Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Dual Degree with Hunter College School of Social Work (MSEd)

For applicants seeking a dual master’s degree in social work with a specialization in early development
Flexible supervised fieldwork and internships
Leads to eligibility for licensure as a social worker for positions such as Early Intervention or Early Head Start specialists, child/parent psychotherapists, foster care case worker, among others

Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention (Non-Certification)

For applicants seeking advanced skills working with infants, toddlers, and families, designing programs, and assessing development
Flexible fieldwork in paid positions or as a student teacher
Leads to teaching, leadership, and consultancy positions in nursery schools, child care centers, and Early Head Start programs

Our Approach

We’re for educators who want to spend every day face to face with the future.

Bank Street holds a unique and highly regarded place in the world of education. We were trailblazers when we were founded in 1916—and our ideas, which were once radical, are widely practiced and accepted today. If you want to shape the future of education, this is where you start.
We’re for democracy and equity.

Our commitment to democracy and social justice is at the heart of our innovative pedagogy and desire to help all learners, both children and adults, actively make sense of the world. Equity and equality are always in a Bank Street educator’s mind—we meet students “where they are” in their learning with strengths-based activities and socially, emotionally, and culturally appropriate support.
We're for sharing good ideas.

For a small institution, our reach is broad. Our mix of graduate and continuing education coursework, research programs, and professional partnerships with school districts across the country aims to expand and improve educational opportunities for all students.

Financial Aid

At Bank Street, we believe education is an investment that will change your life—and the lives of the students you’ll work with. We’ll help you make it possible.

Every year, Bank Street’s Office of Financial Aid administers over $8.5 million in financial aid to students. More than 50 percent of our students receive financial aid. Your individual financial status from the prior year is a key factor in determining your award. We encourage you to go through the financial aid process to find out what we can offer.

Do I qualify for financial aid based on my income?

Your individual financial status from the prior year is a key factor in determining your award. Incoming students who earn up to $80,000 a year (or significantly more for students with families) are likely to qualify for a need-based scholarship at Bank Street. Our scholarship program makes the cost of attending Bank Street Graduate School of Education competitive with most other private schools in the New York region.
When should I apply for financial aid?

You can apply for financial aid at the same time you complete your admission application. Filling out the FAFSA as early as possible is an important step for financial aid. Federal student aid, including scholarships, can significantly reduce your financial obligation without adding to student debt.
What types of scholarship opportunities are available for me?

Our financial aid advisors would be happy to tell you more about the process and our many scholarship opportunities for new and continuing students, including external scholarships and program-based, diversity-oriented, public school-focused, and career changer scholarships, among others.

Why Bank Street?

Supporting Our Youngest Children

In deepening your skills and practice, you’ll be better prepared to support the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children during one of the most important periods of their lives.

Prepared for the Long Run

In a field that experiences high turnover rates due to underprepared teachers, Bank Street is proud that 87% of its graduates remain in the field of education and 87% feel more confident in their subject area than comparison teachers.

Advancing the Profession

Bank Street’s many early care and education initiatives are at the forefront of efforts to advance the child care profession. Graduates of our early education programs are well-positioned to lead and help increase high-quality, developmentally appropriate learning for our youngest population.

Genevieve Blau, GSE '20, in Infant and Family Development and Education

Alumni Voices

I wanted to study an emotionally responsive, progressive form of education that took the whole child into account. I spoke to a number of people who had gone through various programs in New York City, and found that Bank Street was the most highly rated.

Genevieve Blau, GSE '20

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Programs in Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention