Year of Reflections highlights the journeys, relationships, and lived experiences that shape early childhood education across generations and communities.
Children start developing their self-image at a young age. As children grow, adults can help them form positive views or perceptions of themselves, including about their physical characteristics and behaviors.
Strong leadership is crucial in early childhood education settings. Many education leaders begin their careers as teachers. Carlyn Rahynes, founding principal of Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the Bronx, New York, is no exception.
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.
Explore the Annual Conference Learning Lab Collection, featuring 10 of the most in-demand sessions from the 2025 Annual Conference, now available online.
Explore the Annual Conference Learning Lab Collection, featuring 10 of the most in-demand sessions from the 2025 Annual Conference, now available online.
What is the relationship between the type and amount of professional support accessed by ECE educators and their self-reported intentions about staying or leaving the ECE field?
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NAEYC’s Applied Research and Policy and Professional Advancement Teams
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In partnership with families and specialists, one teacher transformed her learning environment to help children actively and safely engage in motor activities.
We are so pleased to be able to offer you the 2022 compilation of Voices of Practitioners articles. This volume marks VOP’s 18th year as an online journal.
