WHERE WE STAND - OUR POLICY STATEMENTS AND POSITION PAPERS

The National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education responds to current early childhood issues through the creation of policy statements, position papers, and planning tools which are often cited in contemporary publications.

• READ THE NAECS-SDE COMMENTS ON THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA)
  

• READ THE NAECS-SDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON EARLY EDUCATION TO THE OBAMA-BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

• Our recent policy paper collaboration, RE-CONNECTING THE WORLD'S CHILDREN:  A Call to Action, was developed by the World Forum and Nebraska Nature Action Collaboratives for Children in cooperation with and endorsed by NAECS-SDE in 2008.

• NAECS-SDE is a participant in the development and use of the STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS SLIDES and logic model.

• NAECS-SDE endorsed the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators’ (NAECTE) Policy Statement on Early Childhood Certification.  Go to NAECTE’s website to read the statement and use the accompanying toolkit.

Previous statements are listed below:

• Early Childhood Curriculum Assessment, and Program Evaluation: Building an Effective, Accountable System in Programs for Children Birth through Age 8 -A Joint Position Statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the NAECS-SDE). (2003)

  • Introduction on Where We Stand on curriculum, assessment and program evaluation

  • Full text of the position statement

  •  Supplement on Screening and Assessment of Young English-Language Learners

  • Promoting Positive Outcomes for Children with Disabilities: Recommendations for Curriculum, Assessment and Program Evaluation  (DEC 2009)

• Early Learning Standards: Creating the Conditions for Success - A Joint Position Statement of NAEYC and NAECS-SDE. (2002)

• Executive Summary

• Full text of the position statement

• Recess and the Importance of Play (2002)

• STILL Unacceptable Trends in Kindergarten Entry and Placement. Revision and Update. (2000).

• On the Road to Change—A National Policy for Children. (1995).

• Chapter 1 Services and Early Childhood Education: Problem or Promise? (1991).

• The Role of State Departments of Education in Early Childhood Program Services Coordination. (1978)