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Your NAEYC Membership
Joining or renewing your membership with NAEYC means becoming a part of the premier association for early learning professionals at every career stage. Join our vibrant community and enjoy full access to exclusive resources, professional development, and advocacy tools—all designed to empower you and enhance early childhood education.
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Grounded in our CARES framework—Community, Advocacy, Resources, Events, and Support—membership goes beyond benefits. It’s about belonging to a passionate network dedicated to improving the lives of young children.
Community
Through the HELLO online community, affiliate chapters, and interest forums, you’ll find a national network of professionals who understand the weight and the joy of this work.
Advocacy
Access the people shaping the policies that affect the field, the language and context to engage with confidence, and a community that makes your voice louder than it would be on its own.
Resources
Newsletters tailored to your interests, a peer-reviewed member-only journal, and a library of toolkits and guides built for the realities of the field. The kind of resources that sharpen your practice and deepen your expertise.
Events
Conferences, webinars, and practitioner-led conversations that pull you out of the day-to-day and into a room full of people who care as much as you do. That energy is real, and it stays with you.
Support
Professional development that counts toward your continuing education credits, pathways into leadership, ways to get more involved through volunteering, and access to member discounts on everything from insurance to travel to the tools of daily life.
In the new NAEYC membership portal, you can review your contact information, verify membership details, view invoices, access benefits, renew, and more. If you have any questions, please contact the Customer Care Team at naeyc.org/helpdesk or call 202-232-8777.
New Membership Portal Video Tutorial
Download the New Membership Portal PDF Guide here!
A printable membership application is available, which can be mailed with payment (Check only) to: NAEYC, P.O. Box 97156, Washington, DC 20090-7156.
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Choose this option if you've never been a member of NAEYC, or your membership lapsed in 2015 or earlier.
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Choose this option if you're a current NAEYC member. Members can renew their membership within 60 days of their expiration date.
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