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Today, we’re joining @commchangeact for the 3rd Annual #DayWithoutChildCare ! We’re coming together to ensure our community has:

✅ Thriving wages
✅ Affordable care
✅ A system built on equity
✅ An expanded, inclusive child tax credit

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Happy Mothers Day! To celebrate all of the amazing mothers who's work is foundational to the early childhood education field, comment a 💛

Save the date! #DayWithoutChildCare is back on May 13, 2024.

✊ Sign the pledge to join us and @commchangeact as we put the spotlight on the TRUE cost of care & demand the funding we need for a 21st century child care system. #DWOCC24 bit.ly/DWOCC24pledge

Celebrate with us this Provider Appreciation Day! Learn how NAEYC's staff and global community supports early childhood professionals and advocates to make positive change in the field by reading our full blog post. #TeacherAppreciationWeek

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NAEYC's Amanda Batts and Susan Friedman presented at the 2024 HighScope Annual International Conference this week in Ypsilanti, Michigan! Their presentation highlighted the connections between DAP, the NAEYC ELP Standards and curriculum planning.

AAPI month is a reminder that supporting and recruiting Asian American and Pacific Islander early educators to diversify the workforce benefits the profession and the classroom. Read more on how we can increase their presence in early childhood education: tinyurl.com/4sbwyabw

A new opportunity to write for Young Children! Submit your piece for the Summer 2025 cluster, 'An Effective Curriculum: Play, Content, and DAP' (due 7/1/24) or for the Fall 2025 cluster, 'Leadership in Early Learning Programs and Schools' (due 9/16/24). naeyc.org/resources/pubs…

As part of NAEYC's overall technology upgrade, this is just the beginning, our members-only online community platform HELLO, is getting an upgrade!

We've shared a sneak peek at what you can expect on HELLO. Stay tuned for more updates by logging in at hello.naeyc.org.

This week and beyond, we pay tribute to the teachers whose work creates a brighter and more equitable future for students, families, and educators alike.

Celebrate a teacher by tagging them below!

Want to learn more about NAEYC higher education accreditation? If so, we've created a Pre-Institute Workshop just for you!

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Which adventure catches your eye?

Come to New Orleans and join our Professional Learning Institute June 2-5 to choose your own adventure from over 200 informative sessions filled with innovative ideas that shape the early childhood field and beyond

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It's #WorthyWageDay , and because wages + benefits = compensation, today we are releasing a new resource all about increasing early childhood educators’ access to benefits. Check out effective strategies, promising examples & recommendations here:

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Do you have a story to tell that will inspire early childhood educators? Are you effecting change in the field? We want to know!

Please take a moment to fill out the Member Spotlight form at forms.office.com/r/pjH7K1khSM

Spotted! Last week NAEYC's Senior Director of Market Solutions and Customer Care, Nicole Zuchetto, paid a visit to Ohio AEYC during their Annual Conference in Sandusky!

Members of the House have an opportunity to publicly support needed investments in key child care and early learning programs in FY 2025.

Take action TODAY to urge your elected leaders to demonstrate their support for critical investments in ECE!

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Elevate your voice in early learning at the Professional Learning Institute with sessions focused on Creating a Caring, Equitable Community of Learners. Explore our full list of transformative sessions:
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Embark on the journey to accreditation with our Pre-Institute Workshop, 'Early Learning Program Accreditation Leadership Day.'

Explore all five of our Pre-Institute Workshops here: naeyc.org/events/institu…

Meet our Feature Teacher, Rebecca (Becky) Tate!

Becky has been an educator for over two decades and currently teaches in a prekindergarten classroom in Nevada. Read Becky's entire interview here: naeyc.org/resources/pubs…

Many thanks to state and local advocates across the country who secured 32 new proclamations recognizing the Week of the Young Child and expressing support for early childhood education.