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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2024

Maestra destacada: Margi Bhansali

Margi Bhansali es una educadora de ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM, por sus siglas en inglés) de preescolar, que enseña a niños de 4 años en Beard Elementary, una escuela pública de Chicago.
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Young Children
June 2, 2025

Member Spotlight: Linda Smith

Linda Smith is director of early childhood education for the Saint Louis Public Schools in St. Louis, Missouri.
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May 6, 2025

Your Dedication Inspires Our Work!

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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Message in a Backpack.™ Encouraging Your Child to Lead

When children have opportunities to make decisions and increase their independence, they see that their own identities are important. Here are some ways you can give your child opportunities to grow as a leader.

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Andrea Laser
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Advice for Graduates and New Educators

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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Advice for Graduates and New Educators 

NAEYC members and readers have a wealth of expertise and stories to share. We recently gathered their advice for those who are graduating this spring and those who are new to early learning programs. Here are their helpful tips!
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Message in a Backpack.™ Encouraging Your Child to Lead

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
March 17, 2025

Member Spotlight: Michelle Zurita-Sharpe

Michelle Zurita-Sharpe is a special education teacher in a blended pre-K classroom at Blair Early Childhood Center, a Chicago public school. Blair serves children in prekindergarten through second grade.
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