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Explore accreditation of early childhood higher education programs, discover the accreditation system standards, and view a list of accredited programs. Accreditation Research Databases Access accreditation data on early learning and higher education program characteristics and quality for research purposes.
The 10 NAEYC Program Standards. NAEYC has set 10 standards for early childhood programs that can help families make the right choice when they are looking for a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten. The standards and criteria are also the foundation of the NAEYC Accreditation system for early childhood programs.
High-quality early childhood education contributes substantially to children’s resilience and healthy development. All domains of child development—physical development, cognitive development, social and emotional development, and linguistic development (including bilingual or multilingual development), as well as approaches to learning ...
About Us. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support ...
Playful learning leverages the power of active (minds-on), engaging (not distracting), meaningful, socially interactive, and iterative thinking and learning (Zosh et al. 2018) in powerful ways that lead to increased learning. Free play lets children explore and express themselves—to be the captains of their own ship.
The content in this issue of Young Children highlights the many ways early childhood educators incorporate technology and media into their work—delving into digital portfolios and relationships with families, computational thinking and coding, representation in children’s media and the importance of media literacy, and building on children ...
The new standards elevate the important infrastructure that needs to be in place for programs to effectively prepare early childhood educators. There are now six standards that address essential components of high-quality professional preparation programs: Standard A: Program Identity, Candidates, Organization, and Resources.
Equip your program with the tools to provide the best learning experiences for young children and provide the highest quality professional preparation of educators by meeting national standards of quality. Interested in Accreditation? Watch this video to learn more! Discover how to take charge of your Early Learning Program accreditation process.
the understanding that social and emotional development is critical to learning and a fundamental aspect of infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) the recognition of the power of collaboration to elevate the vital role of early childhood educators in supporting IECMH. Mary Jane Maguire-Fong opens this Young Children cluster with ...
Stay up-to-date on issues in early childhood education and hear perspectives from a wide range of educators. Position Statements Learn about NAEYC’s informed positions on significant issues affecting young children’s education and development.