Chronicles events and persons involved in reorganization and transition from National Association Nursery Education (NANE) to National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), from 1958-1968. (HS)

This report from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Organizational History and Archives Committee focuses on the growth of NAEYC and on its commitments and achievements over the past 50 years. (HS)

Briefly discusses possible goals for the National Association for the Education of Young Children. (AS)

Describes six principles that guide the National Association for the Education of Young Children in achieving excellence in implementing its goals. Principles are organized around six of the eight qualities discussed by Peters and Waterman in their book "In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies." (AS)

Briefly describes the progress, changes, and new directions of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. (AS)

States the commitments of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and specific actions and concerns of the board of the NAEYC. (AS)

Reports on two projects of the National Association for the Education of Young Children: the Child Care Information Service and the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. Included are brief reports of the Public Policy Task Group and the Information Services Task Group. (AS)

Presents proposed revisions of bylaws of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Bylaws cover the association's purpose, offices, governing board, members, officers, limitations on directors, indemnification, special measures, miscellaneous provisions, amendments, and the Illinois General Not-for-Profit Corporation Act of…

Emphasizes the National Association for the Education of Young Children's (NAEYC) mission of enhancing the growth and development of young children. Suggests that the implementation of NAEYC's goals requires the effective involvement of its members and the public. It is important that NAEYC provide its constituents with accurate, easily understood…

Reports membership and organizational changes in the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) over the past two years. Also describes the development of a project to accredit day care centers, an information services department, and recommendations by NAEYC on many early childhood issues. (CB)

Discusses three related issues of democratic governance of the National and Affiliate Group Board members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. These issues include the principle of choice of error, the fundamental attribution error, and inequities in compensation among workers in different fields. (BB)

In recent years, the need to develop new, effective teaching strategies to further children's literacy learning increased with urgency. National organizations, as well as state policy makers, have developed reading standards and initiatives to address young children's literacy needs. However, the range of children's reading styles is extensive and…

Comments on where the early childhood profession stands, where it should go, and how organizations like the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) can move the field ahead. Discusses two strategies early childhood educators can pursue to improve compensation in the next 5 to 10 years: defining quality as an issue of…