NAEYC Early Learning Program Accreditation

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Managing Up: Promoting a Positive Relationship with Your Boss

This article describes how you can be a key player in your program’s leadership, resulting in better functioning and higher quality.

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Authored by: Lorraine Breffni

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Less Is More: Taking Distractions Out of the Physical Environment

As explained in this article, the decorations in your preschool classroom can play an important role in helping children feel welcomed, calm, and ready to learn.

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Authored by: Kristen Kennen

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Using the Village to Raise a Reader

In this article, we explore the key roles that teachers, families, and community initiatives like those underway at some laundromats play in helping children become ready to read.

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Authored by: Donna C. Celano, Susan B. Neuman

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Many Languages, One Community: Engaging All Families

This article shares strategies that one center uses to meaningfully engage all families—including multilingual families—in their preschool community.

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Authored by: Lorraine Cooke

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Preparing for Stressful Moments: Four Essential Areas of Competency for Early Childhood Educators

This article helps you reflect on your practice and build your core competencies by describing different ways to handle common classroom challenges.

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Authored by: Stephanie M. Jones, Nonie K. Lesaux

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Let’s Clear the Air: Creating Eco-Friendly, Healthy Learning Environments

Learn how to gather realistic, cost-effective strategies for reducing environmental hazards in your early learning facility and improving children’s health.

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Authored by: Kathy Attar, Hester Paul

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Quick and Easy Notes: Practical Strategies for Busy Teachers

With so many required assessments, it’s understandable why the word itself may bring up negative feelings for teachers. But understanding the different types of assessment and how you can use them to support your reflection and planning is important.

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Authored by: Celeste C. Bates, Stephanie Madison Schenck, Hayley J. Hoover

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Support You Can See (and Feel): Teaching Children with Autism

This article supports standard 3 by sharing instructional supports for children with autism spectrum disorder.

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Authored by: Susan Kabot

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Building Meaningful Relationships: Tips for Children Who Display Challenging Behaviors

In this article you’ll find research-based, teacher-tested strategies for improving children’s behavior while forming relationships.

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Authored by: Cecilia Scott-Croff, Sori Palacio

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Defining and Recognizing High-Quality Early Learning Programs: NAEYC's 10 Accreditation Standards

As a preschool teacher, you know that the work you do impacts children’s whole lives. High-quality early learning leads to many positive outcomes in life, including increased educational attainment, healthier lifestyles, and more successful careers.

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Teaching Young Children

October 1, 2019

Message From Rhian

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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Authored by: Rhian Evans Allvin

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Teaching Young Children

Vol. 13, No. 1

October 1, 2019

October/November 2019

Guiding Early Education Programs Toward Excellence

Dive in to the October/November 2019 issue of Teaching Young Children!

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June 17, 2019

Changing the Culture of Learning in Your Center: Navigating the Accreditation Process

Today, 97 percent of all KinderCare Education centers are accredited by NAEYC! Read this blog post by the Director of Quality & Accreditation on how KinderCare managed to navigate the accreditation process, as well as practical tips and advice for other p