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Educating Young Children
December 12, 2025

Message in a Backpack™. Activities to Support Your Child's Writing Development

Writing is a vital part of early literacy development. Even in their earliest years, children engage in writing during everyday activities through drawing, mark making, and letter-like forms.

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Educating Young Children
December 12, 2025

Advice for Making the Most of a Child’s Education Support Team

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
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Educating Young Children
Vol. 1, No. 4
December 12, 2025

Winter 2026

Promoting Early Literacy Through Researched-Based Practices
NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
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Preparing for Your Accreditation Site Visit

The site visit provides an important opportunity for trained assessors to observe your program in action and verify the quality practices you demonstrate every day.
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Annual Conference 2025 Learning Lab

Explore the Annual Conference Learning Lab Collection, featuring 10 of the most in-demand sessions from the 2025 Annual Conference, now available online.
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Public Policy Forum Schedule at a Glance

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
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Voices of Practitioners, Winter 2025, Volume 20

This year’s Voices of Practitioners compilation showcases five pedagogical narratives that each address how educators build empathy and belonging in classrooms, programs or schools, and communities.
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Voices of Practitioners
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Creating a Sense of Belonging in a Toddler Classroom

The story of Ben’s large-scale pretend play (physically, socially, and emotionally) and how our learning community engaged with it shows how we fostered a sense of belonging in our toddler classroom.

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Liz Braddock
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Voices of Practitioners
November 11, 2025

Building Empathy and Belonging Through Pedagogical Narratives

This year’s Voices of Practitioners compilation showcases five pedagogical narratives that each address how educators build empathy and belonging in classrooms, programs or schools, and communities.

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Barbara Henderson, Megina Baker
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Young Children
November 4, 2025

Member Spotlight: Alexis Rosales

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
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Young Children
November 4, 2025

Educating Young Children in a Changing Climate: Impacts on Programs and Practices

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.

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Annie Moses
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Young Children
August 19, 2025

Leadership in Early Learning Programs and Schools

Leadership can take many forms, and early childhood professionals in all roles hold great potential to lead.

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Annie Moses
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Member-Exclusive Resources

NAEYC aims to provide value to all of our members using the most up-to-date resources available.
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