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. Each has dignity and value and is equally worthy of respect The professional standards and competencies describe what early childhood educators should know and be able to do.
Naeyc’s state fact sheets highlight key data points and priorities to help you talk with policymakers about what’s happening in early childhood education and for early childhood educators. 10, 11, 12 each individual—child, family member, and early educator—is unique Overview of power to the professionoverview
There are more than 40 million children birth through. As such, there is a core. This shift was made to better articulate what is expected of early childhood education professional preparation programs to meet the accreditation standards The new standards elevate the important infrastructure that needs to be in place for programs to effectively prepare early childhood educators.
Early childhood (birth through age 8) is a uniquely valuable and vulnerable time in the human life cycle The early childhood years lay the foundation and create trajectories for all later learning and development
