New York Association for the Education of Young Children - nyaeyc

New York and North Carolina friends! MAKE A CIRCLE is coming to a community screening near you. Visit our website for detailed screening info!

Our Early Learning team is headed to New York Association for the Education of Young Children - nyaeyc Annual Conference this week! In partnership with NYAEYC, WXXI will be hosting a screening of Make a Circle Film on Wednesday evening, followed by a panel discussion session on Thursday morning. In addition to sharing free resources from PBS KIDS to support early learning, they will also be recruiting early childhood professionals from around New York who might be interested in hosting a community screening of the film.

If you're attending, stop by the WXXI / PBS KIDS booth ( #16!) to say hi!💜

Happy Training Thursday! This week, we are highlighting a pre-conference training: Stages of Change Approach which takes place on Tuesday, April 21 from 10am - 5pm at Turning Stone.

For more information and to register, please visit our website: https://nyaeyc.org/pre-conference-events/

Did you hear? The 2026 Annual Conference Workshop Listing is now available on our website! Take a look and start planning your conference experience today!

https://nyaeyc.org/workshop-listing/

This week, NYAEYC's team joined hundreds of early educators from across the country for NAEYC’s Public Policy Forum for an inspiring few days dedicated to raising our collective voice. After two days of focused training, our team met with the offices of our representatives to share meaningful stories from the field, ensuring that the voices of early childhood educators, children, and families were heard.

Professional Development Providers - join us for interactive, practice‑focused learning experiences throughout the year, including the two pre-conference opportunities highlighted below at the 2026 Annual Conference!

Stages of Change Approach

Eco-Healthy Child Care® Training for Trainers

Visit our website for more information and to register today: https://nyaeyc.org/pre-conference-events/

For virtual opportunities, please visit our virtual training page here: https://nyaeyc.org/professional-development-providers/

Join us for a journal discussion focused on two articles from Young Children from NAEYC. All articles can be found on the member portal of the NAEYC website. If you have trouble accessing the articles, please contact Sneh at [email protected].

Article 1: "In Connection, Curiosity, and Care: An E-STEM approach to climate change education in early childhood."

Article 2: "Supports for Farm to Early Care and Education: Planting the seed for a healthy environment."

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/c8WG1iL4QfGwPqh0oO1sVw

Just one week left to take advantage of early bird pricing for the 2026 Annual Conference. Don't miss out - register early to save!!

Visit our website for more information: www.nyaeyc.org/annual-conference

Join us for our next Courageous Conversation taking place on February 26th from 7pm - 9pm: How Can We Re-Empower and Re-Engage Parents After They Have Disengaged?

For a full description and registration information, please visit our website: https://nyaeyc.org/courageous-conversations-series/