The list below provides links to a variety of organizations and associations. Contacting local branch offices can be an excellent way to locate relevant brochures and pamphlets.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research.
The NAEYC website provides access to the professional preparation standards as well as suggestions for how to access Early Childhood Education journal articles.
TACEE exists to provide members with professional development opportunities and to advocate for best practice in the care, development, and education of all Tennessee’s young children.
AMI’s global network empowers teachers and communities through the holistic approach of Maria Montessori, helping all children become truly capable and productive individuals by focusing on their moral, behavioral, emotional, and intellectual development.
The AFT has long endorsed the importance and value of education for children at their earliest age and is proud to represent roughly 90,000 early childhood educators in every early learning setting, from public schools, Head Start programs, and child care centers to family child care programs.
GetReadytoRead.org is one of the National Center for Learning Disabilities' family of websites, along with NCLD.org, RTINetwork.org & Understood.org.
"Get Ready to Read! is designed to support educators, parents, and young children in the development of early literacy skills in the years before kindergarten." - website
The National Head Start Association's mission is to coalesce, inspire, and support the Head Start field as a leader in early childhood development and education.
The Chattanooga Head Start and Early Head Start program has been promoting the school readiness of Hamilton County’s children ages birth to five years since 1965. We believe the best way to prepare our children is to support the development of the whole child and give parents the resources they need to achieve their goals. Our classrooms provide a positive learning environment and our credentialed teachers use research based curricula to create developmental goals that are specifically tailored to each child.
The Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA) is committed to improving the quality of care and education for young children and their families through advocacy and professional development.