About Young Children
You are here
Young Children is NAEYC’s award-winning, peer-reviewed journal. Each issue combines a strong research base with practical suggestions for early childhood educators and addresses important topics from multiple perspectives. Articles in Young Children support educational excellence and focus on meeting the needs of all children, birth through third grade.
Young Children is published four times a year (Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter).
To learn more about how you can contribute to Young Children, please visit www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/writing.
To learn more about how you can advertise with Young Children, please visit www.naeyc.org/get-involved/align/media-advertising.
To learn more about how you can submit a permissions and/or reprint request, please visit www.naeyc.org/resources/permissions.
Interested in Writing for Young Children?
Review the writing and submission guidelines: www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/writing.
Young Children and NAEYC Books Consulting Editors
Jessica Alvarado / National University, San Diego, CA
Lawrence Balter / New York University, New York, NY
Holland Banse / University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Bonnie Blagojevic / Morningtown Consulting, Orono, ME
Bonnie Blagojevic / Morningtown Consulting, Orono, ME
Meghan Block / Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Lorraine Breffni / Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pam Brillante / William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Lorraine Breffni / Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pam Brillante / William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Samuel Broaden / Honoring Childhood, Portland, OR
Amber Brown / University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX
Kutasha Bryan-Silva / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Jennifer Buchter / Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Karen Burger Cairone / Education Development Center, Inc., Learning and Teaching Division, Newtown, PA
Karen Burger Cairone / Education Development Center, Inc., Learning and Teaching Division, Newtown, PA
Lisa Castillo / South Salem Elementary School, Port Washington, NY
Jolene Charbeneau / Strategic Education Consulting Solutions, Macomb Township, MI
Eun Kyeong Cho / University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Eun Kyeong Cho / University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Dong Hwa Choi / Park University, Parkville, MO
Rebecca Rohloff Clough / Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Michael Connor / Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR
Michael Connor / Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR
Christan Coogle / George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Patricia Cooper / Queens College - CUNY, Long Island City, NY
Tanya Cordoba / Anderson University, Anderson, SC
Shelly Counsell / University of Memphis, TN
Jennifer Crandell / WestEd, Scituate, MA
Shelly Counsell / University of Memphis, TN
Jennifer Crandell / WestEd, Scituate, MA
Becky DelVecchio / University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Michelle Dent / Educational consultant, Connecticut
Maleka Donaldson / Smith College, Northampton, MA
Dede Dunst / Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC
Angela Eckhoff / Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Dede Dunst / Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC
Angela Eckhoff / Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Angela Elkins / Red Barn Cooperative Nursery School, Weston, MA
Nagwa Elsamra / Central Jersey Family Health Consortium, North Brunswick, NJ
Andrea Emerson / Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
Jeanne Galbraith / State University of New York, Geneseo, NY
Jeanne Galbraith / State University of New York, Geneseo, NY
Keri Giordano / Kean University, Union, NJ
Ron Grady / Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Kathleen Harris / Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA
Kathleen Harris / Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA
Dorian Harrison / Ohio State University, Newark, OH
Holly Hatton-Bowers / University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Jayme Hines / St. Bonaventure University, NY
Jayme Hines / St. Bonaventure University, NY
Emily Brown Hoffman / National Louis University, Chicago, IL
Cindy Hoisington / Education Development Center, Newton, MA
Sara Hooks / Towson University, Towson, MD
Tamar Jacobson / Rider University, Philadelphia, PA
Rebecca Roji John / Old Dominion University, Chesapeake, VA
Tamar Jacobson / Rider University, Philadelphia, PA
Rebecca Roji John / Old Dominion University, Chesapeake, VA
Courteney Johnson / Fordham University, New York, NY
Kristen Kemple / University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Kristen Kemple / University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Jinhee Kim / Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
Anita Kumar / William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Hannah Kye / Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Melanie Loewenstein / Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX
Julia Luckenbill / Davis Joint Unified School District, Davis, CA
Melanie Loewenstein / Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX
Julia Luckenbill / Davis Joint Unified School District, Davis, CA
Christine Lux / Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Sue Mankiw / William Paterson University, Vernon, NJ
Bernice Mayfield / Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, VA
Sue Mankiw / William Paterson University, Vernon, NJ
Bernice Mayfield / Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, VA
Lauren Meade / Beachwood City Schools, Beachwood, OH
Kelly McCormick / University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
Candice McKinnon / California State University–Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
Hannah Mills Mechler / University of North Texas at Dallas, Fort Worth, TX
Alison Mellott / Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Amanda Messer / Lincoln County School System, Stanford, KY
Lori Erbrederis Meyer / University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Gayle Mindes / DePaul University, Chicago, IL
William Mosier / Istanbul University, Dayton, OH
Meir Muller / University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Gayle Mindes / DePaul University, Chicago, IL
William Mosier / Istanbul University, Dayton, OH
Meir Muller / University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Jodi Nerren / Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Neal Nghia Nguyen /Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
Neal Nghia Nguyen /Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
Katherine Norris / Howard University, Washington, DC
Kaitlin Northey / University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Monica O'Gara / Independent early childhood specialist, Woodbine, MD
Conrad Oh-Young / California State University-Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA
Zazai Owens / Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Laura Paciorek / Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO
Soojin Park / University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Cheryl Paul / Henry Barnard School, North Attleboro, MA
Soojin Park / University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Cheryl Paul / Henry Barnard School, North Attleboro, MA
Margaret Quinn / University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Rekha Rajan / Concordia University, River Forest, IL
Rekha Rajan / Concordia University, River Forest, IL
Gurupriya Ramanathan / Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
Alissa Rausch / University of Denver, Denver, CO
Nanci Red Bird / University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
Laurie Lee Richter / University of New Orleans, Metairie, LA
Laurie Lee Richter / University of New Orleans, Metairie, LA
Faith Rogow / Insighters Education, Ithaca, NY
Mollie Romano / Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Dawn Rouse / Vermont Department for Children and Families, Waterbury, VT
Dawn Rouse / Vermont Department for Children and Families, Waterbury, VT
Angela K. Salmon / Florida International University, Miami, FL
Katie Schrodt / Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Holly Seplocha / William Paterson University, Westfield, NJ
Holly Seplocha / William Paterson University, Westfield, NJ
Karrie Snider / University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
Christine Snyder / University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Susan Stacey / Pedagogical consultant, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Robyn Stone / Santa Clara County Office of Education, San Jose, CA
Christine Snyder / University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Susan Stacey / Pedagogical consultant, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Robyn Stone / Santa Clara County Office of Education, San Jose, CA
Stephanie Strachan / Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Gabrielle Strasfogel-Ryklin / Preschool of the Arts, New York, NY
Toni Sturdivant / Mid America Regional Council, Kansas City, MO
Wenyang Sun / University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
John Sutterby / University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
John Sutterby / University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Rebecca Swartz / Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
Linda Taylor / Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Linda Taylor / Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Josh Thompson / Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX
Mary Trepanier-Street / University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI
Allison N. VanLoon / Acorn Academy, New Brighton, MN
Christopher J. Wagner / Queens College, City University of New York, Queens, NY
Nicole Willard / Windmill School Laurel Education Center, Portola Valley, CA
Alyson Williams / Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, Richmond, VA
Alyson Williams / Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, Richmond, VA
Hillary Wolfe / School of Language Development, Fontana Unified School District, Fontana, CA
Brian Wright / University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Brian Wright / University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Hsiu-Wen Yang / Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, Chapel Hill, NC
Jennifer Zosh / Pennsylvania State University, Media, PA
Interested in becoming a consulting editor? Apply today!
Help NAEYC publications achieve the quality and expertise educators need while gaining great professional experience by reviewing Young Children articles and book proposals. Consulting Editors review book proposals and articles that have been submitted for publication. NAEYC requests specific feedback using our detailed rubrics.
Please note: Ideas and views in articles, advertising, publications, conference presentations, exhibits, or other NAEYC outlets are not necessarily those of the Association. Acceptance of advertising does not represent NAEYC’s endorsement of any product or service.