Jackie Zaita

Jackie Zaita, M.Ed., is an Adjunct Lecturer (mapped to Lecturer) with over 20 years of experience in Early Childhood Education. She currently serves as the Director of Professional Development at the Child Care Council of Suffolk, where she supports educators through relationship-based coaching and training. Her work emphasizes cultural responsiveness, adult learning processes, and strengthening the Early Childhood workforce.

• NYS T-TAP credential
• NYS Pyramid Master Cadre
• NYS Health and Safety Trainer
• Trained in High Scope Curriculum
• Practice Based Coaching certification

Her professional interests span educational coaching, professional development frameworks, and integrating family values into early childhood pedagogy.