| Issue | Article Title |
| November 2011 | Caring for Rosie the Riveter's Children/Bill MacKenzie |
| March 2011 | Observation and Early Childhood Teaching: Evolving Fundamentals/Stuart Reifel |
| November 2010 | Inspiration to Teach—Reflections on Friedrich Froebel and Why He Counts in Early Childhood Education/Mary Ruth Moore and David Campos, with Jacob Collazo, Ashley Fresher Maytum, Virena Sampayo, Monica A. Sanchez |
| July 2010 |
Fostering Individuality, Valuing Uniformity - Learning from the Past to Engage in Tomorrow/Dorothy W. Hewes |
| March 2010 |
Blocks: A Versatile Learning Tool for Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow/Edna Runnels Ranck and Charlotte Anderson |
A new Young Children Column: Our Proud Heritage. Article contributions welcomed!
Launch date: March 2010 issue of Young Children
Frequency and due dates: Three times a year (March, July, and November issues of Young Children). Article submissions to the coeditors: March issue, Dec. 1 (the March 2010 column will be written by Drs. Ranck and Anderson); July issue, April 1; November issue, August 1.
Column coeditors: Edna Ranck and Charlotte Anderson
Audience: A broad segment of the NAEYC membership; in particular, students in teacher education programs, teacher educators, new teachers, and all who would gain inspiration for and insight into becoming more involved and active in their programs or associations.
Column length: Approximately 800 to 1,000 words.
Column style: Contributors should write in the active voice and use plain language. For formatting requirements and information about writing, see the Young Children Manuscript Guidelines.
Style should be consistent with The Chicago Manual of Style.
Content: Columns should address ideas or questions such as the following:
—Why did you explore this history topic?
—Why was the topic important in the past and why does it continue to be important in the present? For example, toys of the past reflect a particular culture; how do toys today continue to reflect society and its values?
—Who or what did your topic involve? Were there associated issues?
—How did the historical events/changes/leadership affect young children, teachers, families, and the community; for example, when 24-hour child care facilities were established in Portland, Oregon, during World War II?
—What has early childhood’s heritage or history taught us or what more can we learn?
—Identify learning that educators may find useful, and provide readers with resources or contacts for more information.
Topics can vary and might describe inspiring projects and developments, successful strategies, or implementation of unique programs.
Writing and editing process: Column articles may be submitted by a single author or with coauthors. One person should serve as the point of contact for communication with the Our Proud Heritage column coeditors and with NAEYC staff. Soon after an author submits a column, a coeditor will be in touch to provide feedback and suggestions. In general, articles and columns undergo a few rounds of editing before publication in Young Children.
Photos/images: We encourage contributors to submit high-resolution photographs to help tell their story.
Goals for the column: To share insights and practical information based on early childhood education history, with a focus on how past ideas and experiences can help educators today in developing their teaching goals and objectives. Consider how the past informs the future and ways we can learn from the origins of ideas, early leaders, evolving change, and influences and events leading to progress in the early childhood field. How can education movements help us build on the past and adapt in a new age?
