Capital Area Association for the Education of Young Children
CAAEYC Goals
Professional Development
- Support NAEYC accreditation of early childhood programs.
- Provide Director's Roundtable sessions for DPW training hours, along with Administrators' Pre-Conference Workshops.
- Support and promote high quality training for early childhood staff.
Advocacy
- Promote early childhood quality, affordability, accessibility, and compensation issues.
- Seek business and community funding and support through public presentations, one-on-one contracts and publicity through the local media.
- Collaborate with other early childhood advocacy entities.
- Enhance parent education and support of early childhood professionals.
Collaboration
- Build CAAEYC committees and provide support to CAAEYC chairspersons.
- Establish and maintain contact with early childhood programs.
- Foster partnership within the community at business meetings, local events and through our website.