Nashville Area Association for the Education of Young Children / NAAEYC
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PO Box 218067
Nashville, TN 37221
Organization Details

Programs

Budget
$29,000.00
Description
The NAAEYC's Early Childhood Educators conference is held once per year, usually in the early spring for two days. Local childcare providers receive up to 14 DHS approved childcare provider training hours. A goal of NAAEYC is to offer this training at a very low cost to its members and still offer quality, relevant training. Keynote speakers are brought in from across the country to enhance the quality of the training
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Budget
$1,000.00
Description
NAAEYC offers quarterly training events that are free of charge for members. Members can easily get up to 15 hours of free DHS approved training throughout the year. These meetings are fun and interactive so that attendees are engaged and networking with other professionals in the field.
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Budget
$20,000.00
Description
NAAEYC offers four training meetings per year designed especially for directors of local childcare centers. These meetings serve as a networking day for the directors to meet and share ideas with their peers. Information provided at these meetings includes DHS updated rules and regulations and accreditation updates.
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Description
NAAEYC offeres a fun family day at the Nashville Zoo with free admission to kickoff the Week of the Young Child. Throughout the week community organizations will hold family acitivities celebrating young children. Our Zoo kickoff event included 19 community partners who came and provided interactive experiences for young children. The Nashville Public Library provided a puppet show as the main attraction for the day.
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CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments

Our challenges include encouraging membership and retaining members. The economy has had an impact on our current membership. NAAEYC is committed to offering membership scholarships, reduced fees, grant funds, and training that meets the early childhood community's needs. We are also focused on giving additional funds to centers seeking national accreditation because to do so means that center will provide higher quality care for children and teachers will be better educated.