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JAAEYC By-Laws have been revised and can be downloaded by clicking
here.
Public Policy
Early Years Are Learning Years
The demand for early childhood care and education programs continues to increase not only in
response to the growing demand for out-of-home child care but also in recognition of the critical
importance of educational experiences during the early years. Several decades of research clearly
demonstrate that high-quality; developmentally appropriate early childhood programs produce short-
and long-term positive effects on children's cognitive and social development.
NAEYC, Illinois AEYC, and JAAEYC members, most of whom work directly with young children and
families, see daily the toll of ill-conceived policies on the lives of the children and families we serve.
Existing programs have too often taken fragmented, piecemeal approaches to the complex issues
facing children and families. Effective policies have seldom been funded at sufficient levels to provide
adequate support to all families who might benefit.
NAEYC, Illinois AEYC, and JAAEYC believe that our nation is at a crossroads. We must develop an
integrated system of early childhood care and education that includes comprehensive approaches
that directly involve families and communities in program design, implementation, and evaluation. We
can invest now in our children and families and enjoy long-term savings, with a more vibrant nation of
healthy, achieving children and more stable families. Or, we can fail to make the investment and pay
the price: increased delinquency, greater educational failures, lowered productivity, less economic
competitiveness, and fewer adults prepared to be effective, loving parents to the next generation of
children. Federal, state and local government, communities, parents, and the private sector must
share in the responsibility of ensuring the well-being of children and families.
Our nation can and must do better to create opportunities that help all children and families succeed.
The time for action is now.
Courtesy NAEYC
here.
Public Policy
Early Years Are Learning Years
The demand for early childhood care and education programs continues to increase not only in
response to the growing demand for out-of-home child care but also in recognition of the critical
importance of educational experiences during the early years. Several decades of research clearly
demonstrate that high-quality; developmentally appropriate early childhood programs produce short-
and long-term positive effects on children's cognitive and social development.
NAEYC, Illinois AEYC, and JAAEYC members, most of whom work directly with young children and
families, see daily the toll of ill-conceived policies on the lives of the children and families we serve.
Existing programs have too often taken fragmented, piecemeal approaches to the complex issues
facing children and families. Effective policies have seldom been funded at sufficient levels to provide
adequate support to all families who might benefit.
NAEYC, Illinois AEYC, and JAAEYC believe that our nation is at a crossroads. We must develop an
integrated system of early childhood care and education that includes comprehensive approaches
that directly involve families and communities in program design, implementation, and evaluation. We
can invest now in our children and families and enjoy long-term savings, with a more vibrant nation of
healthy, achieving children and more stable families. Or, we can fail to make the investment and pay
the price: increased delinquency, greater educational failures, lowered productivity, less economic
competitiveness, and fewer adults prepared to be effective, loving parents to the next generation of
children. Federal, state and local government, communities, parents, and the private sector must
share in the responsibility of ensuring the well-being of children and families.
Our nation can and must do better to create opportunities that help all children and families succeed.
The time for action is now.
Courtesy NAEYC
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