Join NAEYC and you will...

Improve your teaching and learning.

As a member you may take advantage of our array of resources to help improve your work with children. These resources include, but are not limited to, the following:

• NEW - Online access to the current issue of Young Children in the Members Only section, along with the print publication of your choice—Young Children or Teaching Young Children. Members selecting Young Children will receive six issues per year. Members selecting Teaching Young Children will receive five issues a year and a bonus Spotlight book.
   
• 20% discount on hundreds of books, videos, brochures, and posters carried in the NAEYC catalog.
   
• Access to the Members Only area of our Web site
   
• Discount on registration for the world's largest early education conference

Raise the quality of early childhood education programs.

As a member you can further the cause of NAEYC's two voluntary national accreditation systems, which work to improve the quality of programs for young children and of professional preparation by recognizing high-quality programs that meet NAEYC standards. And you can promote the development of respected position statements on issues such as developmentally appropriate practice, licensing to ensure health and safety, or supporting families.

Build the early childhood profession.

We believe that early childhood educators are professionals who should be valued and respected. Join us to promote high professional standards, comprehensive training opportunities, and equitable compensation and working conditions so that qualified early childhood educators will stay and grow in this important field.

Promote public support and policies for young children.
Together we can help to increase understanding and support for high-quality early childhood education among policy makers and the public through a wide range of education, advocacy, and public awareness activities, including our annual Week of the Young Child celebration and the Children's Champions Web-based Action Center.

Regular and Student Members receive:

• 20% discount on prices in our catalog of hundreds of books, videos, brochures, and posters.
   
• Six electronic issues of award-winning Young Children, packed with the latest developments in early childhood education, practice, and research.
  
• The print publication package of your choice: six issues of Young Children or five issues of Teaching Young Children (English or Spanish)—for the Preschool Professional, plus a bonus book, Spotlight on Teaching Young Children. 
   
• Reduced registration fees at NAEYC-sponsored conferences and seminars, including the world's largest early education conference.
   
• Voting rights in NAEYC elections to help shape the future of the early childhood profession.
   
• Reduced subscription fees for the highly respected Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Exchange Magazine, Highlights High Five, and Education Week.
   
• Opportunities to participate in various insurance plans designed to meet your personal and professional needs, including professional liability insurance—and an Association-sponsored credit card service from Bank of America.
   
• Access to the Members Only area of our Web site.

Join or Upgrade to Comprehensive Membership

Join NAEYC as a Comprehensive Member and you'll receive five or six publications automatically as they are released throughout the year (a $100 value). What an easy way to enhance your professional development while building your personal professional library of early childhood education resources!