Professional Associations

Professional associations can be a great resource for professionals and students. Benefits vary from association to association but examples of advantages include publications, networking opportunities, related training, discounts for conferences, a voting voice in position statements and advocacy, and career resources. Many professional associations offer student membership at a reduced rate. Use the links below to find detailed information about the associations.

• NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children
• CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
• NCFR - National Council on Family Relations Home Page
• NHSA -National Head Start Association http://www.nhsa.org/
• DEC - Division for Early Childhood
• First Steps (Indiana) - http://www.in.gov/fssa/first_step/
• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences http://www.aafcs.org/

• American Montessori Society  http://www.amshq.org/becomeAMember.htm

• Association for Early Childhood International http://www.acei.org/

• Family and Consumer Sciences Education Association http://www.cwu.edu/~fandcs./fcsea/

• First Class Teachers   http://www.firstclassteachers.org/

• Montessori Foundation and the International Montessori Council http://www.montessori.org/

• National After School Association www.naaweb.org

• National Black Child Development Institute http://www.nbcdi.org/Welcome/

• North America Montessori Teachers’ Association http://www.montessori-namta.org/NAMTA/index.html

• National Association of Child Care Professionals http://www.naccp.org/

• National Association for Family Child Care http://www.nafcc.org/accred/accred.html

• National Child Care Association http://www.nccanet.org/

• National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences  http://www.neafcs.org/index.asp

• Southern Early Childhood Association http://southernearlychildhood.org/

• USA Child Care http://www.usachildcare.org/

• Voices for America’s Children http://www.childadvocacy.org/

Kentucky Associations

• Kentucky Association of Consumer and Family Sciences  http://www.kafcs.com/

• KAECA - Kentucky Association of Early Childhood Education

• First Steps (Kentucky) - http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/firststeps.htm

• Kentucky Head Start Association  http://www.khsa.org/

Other

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education http://nrc.uchsc.edu/

Interested in joining the student National Association for the Education of Young Children group at Western Kentucky University? Contact the advisors - Dr. Darbi Haynes-Lawrence or Mrs. Janet Fugate for more information. Anyone interested in working with children and families NEEDS to be a part of this fabulous group!
 

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