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.
NAEYC announced today a three-year grant from the Gates Foundation to expand access to high-quality early childhood curriculum and strengthen NAEYC’s presence in the growing landscape of publicly-funded pre-kindergarten.
Today, the Trump Administration released a final rule for the Child Care and Development Fund, rescinding regulations designed to ensure improved payment practices for child care providers.
NAEYC's Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs is pleased to announce that it has granted accreditation to early childhood programs during its spring 2026 meeting.
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.
James L. Hymes Jr., a professor of education in New Paltz, New York, wrote the opening excerpt in an article reflecting on the first 25 years of the National Association for Nursery Education, NAEYC’s predecessor.
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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Blythe F. Hinitz, Ed Greene, Barbara A. Willer, Sue Bredekamp
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.
One hundred years ago, Patty Smith Hill and her fellow pioneers in early education joined forces to support and learn from each other and to build a profession devoted to the care and education of young children.
In her last NAEYC Annual Conference as Governing Board president, Tonia Durden reflected on her time on governing board and the future of early childhood education.
Thousands of child care providers surveyed by NAEYC document a year of tough choices as rising costs, reduced public funding, and educator burnout threaten families and the economy.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) commemorates its 100th anniversary this month, marking a century of advocacy, innovation, and leadership in early childhood education (ECE).
Welcome to NAEYC’s podcast, Small Talk: Big Ideas About Little Learners, where we dive into conversations that matter now – to little learners and the big people who show up for them.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is proud to announce that the New Hampshire Association for the Education of Young Children (NHAEYC) has officially joined its network of affiliates.
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.
Today, we speak out because the children we serve are in crisis. We call on federal, state, and local officials to implement immediate protections for children.
