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Founded | 1926 in Washington, D.C. |
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Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Key people | Ann McClain Terrell, President |
Members | Nearly 60,000 [1] (2020) |
Website | www |
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.[2] 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.