National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Last chance to place your vote in the 2025 NAEYC Governing Board Elections! As a NAEYC member, you get the privilege of choosing who will serve on the Governing Board. Visit our website, NAEYC.org/vote to learn about who you'll be voting for, including candidate bios and video statements. Voting closes at 11:59 PM EST February 6, 2025.

Too many early childhood educators are leaving or intend to leave the workforce, worsening the challenges of child care supply, affordability, and quality. To better understand this problem and potential solutions, NAEYC designed a study to examine the relationship between the type and amount of professional support accessed by ECE educators and their intentions to stay or leave the field. The findings emphasize the importance of support, particularly in quality and advocacy, to retain a diverse and effective ECE workforce. Read about the importance of professional supports: https://lnkd.in/eKFpcnJM

¡Emita su voto en las elecciones de la Junta Directiva de NAEYC 2025! Cast your vote in the 2025 NAEYC Governing Board Election! Su voto ayudará a determinar los siguientes miembros de la Junta Directiva, cuyos mandatos comenzarán el 1 de septiembre de 2025. • Presidente electo de la Junta Directiva • Miembro general de la Junta Directiva • Miembro de la Junta Directiva Estudiantil La elección cierra a las 11:59 p.m EST del jueves 6 de febrero de 2025.

During the month of February and always, we celebrate and honor the lasting impact of Black educators who have shaped early childhood education. Their dedication and contributions continue to inspire passion in us to promote unity and collaboration in our communities.

Join NAEYC and CAEL for the next webinar in our series “Credit Where Credit is Due” focused on expanding the use of credit for prior learning (CPL) in ECE higher education programs. Register: https://lnkd.in/eW-tF4tc This webinar unpacks how the CDA, a prevalent and valued credential in the ECE workforce, is often recognized for credit in higher education. Presenters will highlight a state-wide model that recognizes the CDA for credit across its institutions, current and upcoming resources from the Council for Professional Recognition to support recognizing the CDA for credit, and lessons learned from other professions and industries where workforce credentials are used in credit for prior learning pathways.

Happy Lunar New Year 2025 from all of us at NAEYC! To learn more about Lunar New Year and how we can share in celebration check out the newest blog written by the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Interest Forum! You can read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/esub9YKh Make sure to share how you plan on celebrating Lunar New Year in the comments below.

Join NAEYC and CAEL for the next webinar in our series “Credit Where Credit is Due” focused on expanding the use of credit for prior learning (CPL) in ECE higher education programs. Register: https://lnkd.in/eW-tF4tc This webinar unpacks how the CDA, a prevalent and valued credential in the ECE workforce, is often recognized for credit in higher education. Presenters will highlight a state-wide model that recognizes the CDA for credit across its institutions, current and upcoming resources from the Council for Professional Recognition to support recognizing the CDA for credit, and lessons learned from other professions and industries where workforce credentials are used in credit for prior learning pathways.

Tune in to the first part of a two-part webinar series to discuss when, if, and how teachers can use touch-screen tablets and smartphone apps to support teaching and learning. The first webinar on January 30 at 3PM EST will highlight resources and include speakers from various organizations, including NAEYC’s Managing Director of Early Learning, Alissa Mwenelupembe. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e_TuHwmU

You're invited! Join First Five Years Fund, Child Care Aware of America, and NAEYC for an in-depth conversation on how the upcoming tax debate will need all of our voices to ensure we protect existing tax credits that support families and use this opportunity to expand credits that help more families afford child care. Register here: https://lnkd.in/evpMfSj7

Last chance to take NAEYC's ECE workforce survey before it closes tomorrow! By taking and sharing this survey, you help ensure that NAEYC has access to updated data and stories of the realities of the field in individual states and across the country, and help ensure we're able to provide accurate state-by-state data briefs alongside our national survey brief to support your advocacy and policymaker and press outreach. For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/egqYR7eX