Young Children is NAEYC’s award-winning, peer-reviewed journal. Each issue combines a strong research base with practical suggestions for early childhood educators and addresses important topics from multiple perspectives. Articles in Young Children support educational excellence and focus on meeting the needs of all children, birth through third grade.

Young Children is published five times a year—in March, May, July, September, and November.

Young Children won an EXCEL Award from the Association Media & Publishing in 2017 for a feature article. In 2016, it won three EXCEL Awards: one for general excellence and two for feature articles.

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Young Children and NAEYC Books Consulting Editors

Jessica Alvarado / National University, San Diego, CA
Lawrence Balter / New York University
Michelle Barnea / Millburn, NJ
Bonnie Blagojevic / Morningtown Consulting, Orono, ME
Lorraine Breffni / Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pam Brillante / New Jersey Department of Education, Special Education Services, Trenton
Teresa Byington / University of Nevada, Reno
Karen Burger Cairone / Education Development Center, Inc., Learning and Teaching Division, Newtown, PA 
Velynda Cameron / University of Missouri, Polk County Extension, Bolivar
Eun Kyeong Cho / University of New Hampshire, Durham
Dong Hwa Choi / Park University, Parkville, MO
Michael Connor / Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR
Shelly Counsell / University of Memphis, TN
Jennifer Crandell / WestEd, Scituate, MA
Lisa Cranston / Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Sharron Cuthbertson / Florida Gateway College, Lake City, FL
Natalie Danner / Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
Dede Dunst / Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC
Angela Eckhoff / Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Kari Fore / Bethel Highlands Preschool, Hudson, WI
Jeanne Galbraith / State University of New York, Cortland
Margaret Gillis / University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Keri Giordano / Kean University, Union, NJ
Stephanie Haney / University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
Kathleen Harris / Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA
Lynn Hartle / Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine
Jayme Hines / Keene State College, NH
Rebecca Isbell / East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Marla Susman Israel / Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Tamar Jacobson / Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ
Rebecca Roji John / Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Kristen Kemple / University of Florida, Gainesville
Carol LaLiberte / Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT
Bernadette Laumann / University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ji-Eun Lee / Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Sandra Linder / Clemson University, SC
Julia Luckenbill / University of California, Davis
Joan Lundbohm / Our Savior's Lutheran Preschool, San Clemente, CA
Sue Mankiw / William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Nita Mathew / Lewis Cass Intermediate School District, Cassopolis, MI
Bernice Mayfield / Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, VA
Hannah Mills Mechler / University of North Texas at Dallas
Gayle Mindes / DePaul University, Chicago, IL
William Mosier / Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Meir Muller / University of South Carolina, Columbia
Jodi Nerren / Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Laura Newman / Quality Care for Children, Atlanta, GA
Neal Nghia Nguyen / Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Brandy O’Leary / Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
Peg Oliveira / Gesell Institute of Child Development, New Haven, CT
Cheryl Paul / Henry Barnard School, Providence, RI
Emilie Pechuzal / Emily Meschter Early Learning Center, Tucson, AZ
Debbie Pischke / Peoria Unified School District, AZ
Beth Quick / University of Tennesee at Martin, Martin, TN
Rekha Rajan / National-Louis University, Chicago, IL
Kimberly J. Regan / Sierra Nevada Academy, Reno, NV
Gretchen Reynolds / Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Laurie Lee Richter / University of New Orleans, LA
Dawn Rouse / University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Kelly Sadlovsky / Concordia University, St. Paul, MN
Deborah Schein / Champlain College, Burlington, VT
Holly Seplocha / William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Amy Shillady / Westminster, MD
Susan Stacey / Halifax Grammar School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Robyn Stone / The Harker School, San Jose, CA
John Sutterby / University of Texas at San Antonio
Linda Taylor / Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Lois Wachtel / Port Saint Lucie, FL
Kelley Walters / Northcentral University, Armada, MI
Alyson Williams / Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, Richmond
Brian Wright / University of Memphis, TN

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