Cynthia Soete, MSEd, IMH® joined the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health as a Lead Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist in 2021. Ms. Soete has experience supporting the professional formation of infant and early childhood educators and measuring the quality growth of infancy care through her work as an Infant and Toddler Specialist at child care resource and referral agencies in northern NJ. She has served as an Early Head Start Practice-Based Coach and Reflective Practitioner as well as an Inclusion Specialist assisting families in accessing Early Intervention and Preschool Disability services. She has previously worked in center based and home-based interventions with children of differing developmental abilities.
Ms. Soete is a graduate of the Infant and Family Development, Early Intervention and General and Special Education from Bank Street College of Education. She has been a contributor to state-wide initiatives impacting quality reach in childcare settings through professional growth of child care educators including the Pritzker Children’s Initiative and the William Paterson University Building Capacity to Serve New Jersey's Expanding Needs in Early Childhood Education working group holds a New Jersey Infant Mental Health Endorsement in policy.