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.

The author reflects on her experience sharing a book about immigration and self-discovery with a kindergarten class.

Read the introduction to the article, “Moving to Smart: Bringing Leadership into Early Childhood Education”.

Teacher educators can foster an open-minded, inquiry stance during teacher training.

In this article, we share how reading experiences served as jumping off points for exploring how disability representation in children’s literature can be incorporated as an essential component of teacher preparation and children’s literacy learning. 

Here, I share my experiences with culturally responsive teaching and inclusive practices, how aspects of my identity have influenced my work with children and other educators to honor, include, and celebrate our identities.

Feelings of being an imposter, along with the delicately woven systems of oppression that exist in schools, often stop educators from sharing their true identities.