More than 400 early childhood advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., for this year’s Public Policy Forum—bringing their passion, expertise, and unwavering commitment to young children and educators to Capitol Hill.
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.
Authored by
Authored by:
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.
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.
As we welcome the Lunar New Year on February 17, 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse, we are reminded that across cultures, the turning of a new year carries universal meaning: hope, renewal, family, and the promise of fresh starts.
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.
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's response to the Administration recently announced plans to freeze or delay federal child care funding across the country in response to unfounded fraud allegations in Minnesota.
More than 400 early childhood advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., for this year’s Public Policy Forum—bringing their passion, expertise, and unwavering commitment to young children and educators to Capitol Hill.
The culturally responsive strategies laid out in this book help you to understand the influences of your own culture on your teaching and to center children’s cultures.
This year’s Voices of Practitioners compilation showcases five pedagogical narratives that each address how educators build empathy and belonging in classrooms, programs or schools, and communities.
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 story of Ben’s large-scale pretend play (physically, socially, and emotionally) and how our learning community engaged with it shows how we fostered a sense of belonging in our toddler classroom.
NAEYC's response to the early childhood educator, with legal authorization to work in the United States, being detained by federal immigration officials at her child care program, in front of children and families.
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 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 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.
