Advancing the Early Childhood Profession: NAEYC Standards and Guidelines for Professional Development

This latest volume of what has become known as the “red book” is a resource for the entire early childhood field, across all roles and settings. It organizes the NAEYC position statements that describe what every early childhood professional should know and be able to do and presents them alongside NAEYC documents that support states as they build professional development systems. The readings and standards inside this book contribute to the ongoing work of advancing the early childhood profession. They offer a road map for those of us engaged in our own professional development and the development, implementation, and evaluation of training, technical assistance, and education programs in addition to state and national early childhood professional development systems. This book includes NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct: Supplement for Early Childhood Adult Educators Workforce Designs: A Policy Blueprint for State Early Childhood Professional Development Systems The Early Childhood Education Professional Development: Training, Technical Assistance, and Adult Education Glossary Using the New NAEYC Professional Preparation Standards