National Association for the education of Young Children - wikipedia National Association for the education of Young Children This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. ( May 2012 ) National Association for the Education of Young Children Founded 1926 in Washington, D.C. Headquarters Washington, D.C. Key people Carol Brunson Day, President Members Nearly 80,000 ( 2011 ) Website www.naeyc.org The National Association for the Education of Young Children ( NAEYC ) is a large nonprofit association in the United States representing early childhood education teachers, para-educators, center directors, trainers, college educators, families of young children, policy makers, and advocates. NAEYC is focused on improving the well - being of young children, with particular emphasis on the quality of educational and developmental services for children from birth through age 8. Contents 1 History 2 Accreditation 3 Structure 4 Current Programs 5 Policy and Advocacy 6 Journals, Publications and Position Statements 7 Presidents of the NAEYC Governing Board 8 See also 9 Footnotes 10 External links History The NAEYC building at 1313 L Street NW in Washington, D.C. In the 1920s, concern over the varying quality of emerging nursery school programs in the United States inspired Patty Smith Hill to gather prominent figures in the field to decide how to best ensure the existence of high - quality programs. Meeting in Washington, DC, the group negotiated the issue of a manual, called `` Minimum Essentials for Nursery Education, '' that set out standards and methods of acceptable nursery schools. Three years later, the group cemented the existence of a professional association of nursery school experts named the National Association for Nursery Education ( NANE ). NANE changed its name to NAEYC in 1964. The association has existed for over 80 years. Its holds two national early childhood conferences per year, the NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo and the NAEYC National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development. The NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo is the largest early childhood education conference in the world. The association publishes periodicals, books, professional development materials, and resources, all of which relate to the education of young children. The association is also active in public policy work. The association is well known for accrediting high - quality child care / preschool centers, and more than 10,000 centers, programs and schools have earned NAEYC Accreditation. Accreditation NAEYC accredits early childhood programs according to health, safety and education standards it first launched in 1985 and reinvented and released in September 2006. The new standards were intended to provide a more reliable and accountable accreditation system and to encourage the field of early childhood education to strive for a new level of excellence. NAEYC also accredits academic degree programs for early childhood educators. Structure NAEYC has a structure of state and local Affiliates that are semi-autonomous but that are required to contribute part of the membership dues to the national organization. The Office of Affiliate Relations provides direct services to NAEYC State Affiliates, Local Affiliate Chapters, and Affiliate Alliances to support them in their efforts to build capacity and become high - performing, inclusive organizations. Current programs NAEYC provides many different programs to assist professionals who work to educate young children. They are a leading publisher of educational resources, which include books, videos and posters that can assist in the teaching of young children. NAEYC also publishes two scholarly journals to help early childhood professionals and parents stay informed about the latest research on educating children age 0 - 8. These journals are Young Children and Early Childhood Research Quarterly. In 2007, NAEYC also developed Teaching Young Children, a magazine written for preschool teachers. The magazine provides useful, research - based ideas that teachers can use in their classrooms. Every year the NAEYC offers several conferences where participants can learn about and receive professional development in their field as well as focus on the improvements that have been made in the practices, policies and research. NAEYC goes beyond publications, conferences and videos, and offers a program called `` Supporting Teachers, Strengthening Families '' that is designed to assist in the fight to prevent child abuse and promote healthy social and emotional development in young children. This program works by teaching the educators how to better communicate with the families of their students. Another important program sponsored by the NAEYC is the `` Week of the Young Child ''. This is a week - long promotion every spring that brings public awareness to the importance of early childhood development and education. Policy and advocacy NAEYC encourages its supporters to be informed of current issues and legislation that affect the lives of young children. At the NAEYC Children 's Champions Action Center, individuals can find information about the federal legislative process, learn how to contact members of Congress, and see the daily agenda for the House and the Senate. NAEYC believes that our nation is at a crossroads. An integrated system of early childhood care and education that includes comprehensive approaches that directly involve families and communities in program design, implementation, and evaluation must be developed. NAEYC believes Americans can invest now in our children and families and enjoy long - term savings, with a more vibrant nation of healthy, achieving children and more stable families. Or, they can fail to make the investment and pay the price : increased delinquency, greater educational failures, lowered productivity, less economic competitiveness, and fewer adults prepared to be effective, loving parents to the next generation of children. Federal, state and local government, communities, parents, and the private sector must share in the responsibility of ensuring the well - being of children and families. In order to keep the programs going, NAEYC members must pay dues for funding of the programs they run. In September 2012, the NAEYC members at that time received a letter / e-mail regarding a due increase. This was the first time since 2000 that there was an increase in dues. Journals, publications and position statements The following periodic publications are released and sponsored by NAEYC : Young Children Young Children is a peer reviewed journal published bi-monthly by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. In this journal, issues are organized around topical clusters that devote special attention to issues in the field of early childhood education. Teaching Young Children Teaching Young Children is a magazine specifically designed for preschool teachers. It highlights current thinking on best practices in early childhood education, innovations in the field, research and its implications, and interesting ideas for and from preschool teachers. The articles and other features reinforce the accreditation criteria for the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards on Relationships and Teaching and encourage effective teaching in the preschool years. Early Childhood Research Quarterly Early Childhood Research Quarterly is a research journal that is published four times a year, and contains current research in early childhood. In addition to these periodicals, NAEYC produces formal position statements from time to time to `` state the Association 's position on issues related to early childhood education practice, policy, and / or professional development for which there are controversial or critical opinions. '' These position statements are typically produced by NAEYC to include in - depth discussion of specific issues such as Early Learning Standards, Teacher Certification or Media Violence. In a few instances, NAEYC has issued position statements jointly with other authorities. A recent example is the 2012 position statement titled `` Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 '', produced jointly with the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children 's Media at Saint Vincent College. Caring for Children in Low - Income Families : A Substudy of the National Child Care Survey, 1990 Caring for Children in Low - Income Families is a study that NAEYC conducted with The Urban Institute in 1990 on affordable child care facilities for low - income families. This book explores multiple different aspects of the lives of low - income children and day care. The study also examines aspects of the family lives. For example, whether a home has a single parent, two parents, unemployed parents, or other odd family situations and how that effects the children and their abilities to receive proper education. This was a very thorough and detailed study conducted by NAEYC and it helped them to better suit their own child care facilities to adapt to the needs of low - income families. Presidents of the NAEYC Governing Board Name Term Evangeline H. Ward 1972 -- 1974 D. Bruce Gardner 1974 -- 1976 Bernard Spodek 1976 -- 1978 Jan McCarthy 1978 -- 1980 Barbara T. Bowman 1980 -- 1982 Bettye M. Caldwell 1982 -- 1984 Docia Zavitkovsky 1984 -- 1986 David Elkind 1986 -- 1988 Ellen Galinsky 1988 -- 1990 Lana Hostetler 1990 -- 1992 Lilian G. Katz 1992 -- 1994 Jerlean Daniel 1994 -- 1996 Richard M. Clifford 1996 -- 1998 Sharon Lynn Kagan 1998 -- 1999 Kathy R. Thornburg 2000 -- 2001 Jane Wiechel 2002 -- 2004 Dwayne Crompton 2005 Josue Cruz, Jr. 2005 -- 2006 Anne Mitchell 2006 -- 2008 Sue Russell 2008 -- 2010 Stephanie Fanjul 2010 -- 2012 Gera Jacobs 2012 - 2014 Deborah Cassidy ( President Elect ) 2014 - 2016 ( died in 2016 ) Carol Brunson Day 2014 - 2017 ( retired in 2017 ) Tammy L. Mann 2017 -- present See also Preschool education National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education ( NCATE ) Footnotes Jump up ^ NAEYC. Membership. Online July 2011. http://www.naeyc.org/membership ^ Jump up to : NAEYC. About NAEYC. Online July 2011. http://www.naeyc.org/content/about-naeyc ^ Jump up to : NAEYC. Conferences Overview. Online July 2011. http://www.naeyc.org/events > Jump up ^ NAEYC. Accreditation. Online March 2009. http://www.naeyc.org/accreditation/ Jump up ^ `` NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation ''. NAEYC In 1985, NAEYC established its accreditation system to set professional standards for early childhood programs and to help families identify high - quality programs. NAEYC Accreditation is a voluntary system. Retrieved 2008 - 06 - 09. Today, more than 7,000 NAEYC accredited early childhood education programs serve families around the nation. Jump up ^ Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation - NAEYC Jump up ^ `` Promoting Quality through Accreditation ''. NAEYC. Retrieved 2008 - 06 - 09. NAEYC has launched a new accreditation system to recognize high - quality Associate Degree Programs that prepare early childhood educators... NAEYC also recognizes high - quality Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs,... Jump up ^ List of Affiliates Jump up ^ NAEYC Children 's Champions Action Center. http://capwiz.com/naeyc/home/ Jump up ^ `` NAEYC Action Center ''. Capwiz.com. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ Daniel, Jerlean1. `` A Letter to NAEYC Members... '' YC : Young Children, vol. 67, no. 4, Sept. 2012, p. 90. EBSCOhost, http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=85350257 Jump up ^ `` Publications National Association for the Education of Young Children ''. NAEYC. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ `` National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC YC Young Children Journal ''. Naeyc.org. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ `` National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC TYC Teaching Young Children Magazine ''. Naeyc.org. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Early Childhood Research Quarterly National Association for the Education of Young Children ''. NAEYC. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ NAEYC Position Statements and Standards. Retrieved 13 December 2015. Jump up ^ Brayfield, April A., Sandra L. Hofferth, and Sharon G. Deich. `` Caring for Children in Low - income Families. '' Google Books. The Urban Institute, 1993. Web. 26 Feb. 2017. < https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=C8udXWuI84cC&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&dq=naeyc%2B&ots=LxwiQMnyGv&sig=C-SCceK7uMUVO86A3esEGDIiUoo#v=onepage&q=naeyc&f=false ^ Jump up to : `` The NAEYC Presidency. '' YC : Young Children, vol. 71, no. 4, Sept. 2016, p. 38. EBSCOhost, http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=117901374 Jump up ^ http://www.naeyc.org/about/gb/governingBoard External links NAEYC web site NAEYC Accreditation web site How to Become Accredited Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Association_for_the_Education_of_Young_Children&oldid=824805504 '' Categories : Alternative education Organizations established in 1926 Organizations established in 1929 School accreditors Educational organizations based in the United States Early childhood education in the United States Hidden categories : Articles with a promotional tone from May 2012 All articles with a promotional tone Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Edit links This page was last edited on 9 February 2018, at 16 : 21 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who founded the national association for nursery education (nane) which later became naeyc
Answer: Patty Smith Hill