Early care and education professionals, advocates, and supporters have worked to solve real and perceived problems within the early childhood education workforce, but without complete success. One ongoing issue is how we—and others—define who we are.
El financiamiento pleno del costo del cuidado y educación infantil de alta calidad, que incluye una compensación y prestaciones para educadores de la infancia que correspondan con la importancia de su labor, es de la mayor prioridad.
Full financing of the cost of high-quality early education and care, which includes compensation and benefits for early childhood educators in keeping with the importance of their work, is at the top of the list.
Here are just a few of the many ways that NAEYC and the Affiliate network are working for you out in the world, while you work for the children and families in your communities.
Often called the “Mother of the Public Kindergarten Movement,” Susan Blow established a rich legacy of public school kindergartens throughout the United States.
In July 2017, NAEYC’s national governing board approved the development of a new position statement, “Advancing Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Education.”
La junta directiva nacional de NAEYC aprobó en julio de 2017 el desarrollo de una nueva declaración de posición, “Advancing Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Education”.
Los educadores de la primera infancia pueden cumplir estas responsabilidades profesionales solamente recurriendo al conocimiento y la pericia que tienen las familias acerca de sus niños individuales.
Marica Cox Mitchell offers five non-negotiables that are essential to early childhood education’s advancement as a profession, which stem from ongoing conversations with ECE workforce policy veterans and practicing educators.
Mi misión personal es una de empoderar a los educadores de la primera infancia y animar su participación en la abogacía, la formación de políticas y la investigación.
We asked young and seasoned early childhood professionals what they wish they’d known when applying for their first ECE job. Here are some tip and advice on finding and surviving your first job in early childhood education.
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.
This blog post was originally published on New America's website on January 23, 2018, and is part of Moving Beyond False Choices for Early Childhood Educators, a series edited by Stacie G. Goffin.
The National Power to the Profession Taskforce released a statement based on findings from the newly-published study, “Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education,” by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
In a recent Hello discussion, a teacher sought advice on how to help the children in her class listen to each other more carefully when trying to resolve conflicts.
The field of early childhood education has received significant public attention lately. Here are eight ways ECE professionals can prepare to meet the challenges of our ever-changing field.
