NAECTE members are people from all across the United States and from countries around the globe. We are joined together by our common interest in Early Childhood Teacher Education.

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Our Purpose:

 Call for Proposals

NAECTE is accepting proposals for the 2010 Fall Conference. See the Annual Conferences page to view the proposal submission guideline.  Due date, April 1, 2010.

To promote the professonal growth of our membership

To discuss educational issues specific to our membership

To advocate for improvements in early childhood teacher education

Provide a forum for consideration of issues and concerns of interest to educators of early childhood teacher educators

Provide a communication network for early childhood teacher educators

Facilitate the interchange of information and ideas about research and practice

Use, as vehicles, the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, conferences, resolutions, position papers, and other publications

Cooperate with other national and international organizations concerned with the study and education of young children