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April 28, 2021

NAEYC Statement on the American Families Plan

NAEYC honors early childhood educators working with children from birth through age 8 who can feel hopeful about the bold, substantial, and sustainable investments being proposed for early childhood education. 
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August 20, 2020

Make Sure the 2020 Census Counts All Kids

By completing the 2020 Census, and encouraging your colleagues, family, neighbors, and friends, on and offline, to do the same, you are helping to ensure communities get their fair share of over $800 billion per year in federal funding.
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June 26, 2019

NAEYC's Statement on #FamiliesBelongTogether

On June 7, we joined 540 national and state organizations, including many NAEYC affiliates, in writing a letter to the Department of Homeland Security clearly stating our opposition to the zero-tolerance practice of separating children from their parents
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May 24, 2019

Just the Facts: America for Early Ed State Fact Sheets

It’s our pleasure to introduce NAEYC’s America for Early Ed State Fact Sheets to help you talk with policymakers about what’s happening in early childhood education and for early childhood educators.

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Lauren Hogan
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January 15, 2019

Watch and Share for Child Care!

Here's how the Child Care and Development Block Grant funding is making a difference in each state, and why Congress must do more to make quality, affordable child care a reality.

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Lauren Hogan
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October 26, 2018

Early Childhood Educators #ProtectFamilies

As an NAEYC member and an early childhood educator, we want to share with you some ways to stay informed and continue to advocate for immigrant families and children in your communities and beyond.

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Children's Champions: Congratulations!

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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February 1, 2018

Message from Rhian

We know our members are our strongest advocates, and we are here to help you make your voice heard. NAEYC has several ways for you to get involved.

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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Public Policy and Advocacy

America for Early Ed is NAEYC’s non-partisan mobilization and grassroots effort focused on continuing to elevate early childhood education and educators using a variety of tactics, including social media and on-the-ground support for members & Affiliates.
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August 16, 2017

Resources to Help You Make a Difference

Here are some resources from NAEYC’s publications and online content that support anti-bias approaches, positive guidance, and diversity in the classroom

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Susan Friedman
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October 24, 2016

It’s Not Too Late! 5 Ways to Get Involved with Early Ed for President

Here are five things you can do - in just five minutes per day - to join the movement and make sure early childhood education is being embraced on the road to the White House (and the state house, and the school house!)

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Amanda DiScala
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May 3, 2016

The Profession, Advanced*

Join us on a trip ten years into the future, to May 1, 2026…Today, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the year that the tide began to turn for early childhood education — and early childhood educators.

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Rhian Evans Allvin
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