The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) commemorates its 100th anniversary this month, marking a century of advocacy, innovation and leadership in early childhood education (ECE).

A new survey by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) of thousands of early childhood educators across the country illustrates how a deepening affordability crisis is destabilizing educators, programs, and the families they serve, and how insufficient public investment continues to threaten the supply of quality child care and early learning programs.

The Trump Administration’s partial budget proposal, which was released last week, outlines what it wants Congress to fund and to cut in fiscal year 2026.

A new survey by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) of more than 10,000 early childhood educators across the country illustrates how insufficient public investment in our early childhood education system burdens educators across all settings and the families they serve; and how it threatens to further reduce an already insufficient supply of quality child care and early learning programs.

A new survey by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) of more than 10,000 early childhood educators across the country reveals an early childhood education system in crisis because of expired federal stabilization funding in fall 2023.

Data from a new survey of child care providers and families – developed by the RAPID Survey Project in partnership with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – shows child care providers and families are facing deep challenges following the September expiration of $25 billion in pandemic-related child care stabilization funds.