Helping Our Members Succeed in
Early Childhood Education
The Association for Early Learning Leaders’ goal is to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and abilities of early care directors, owners, emerging leaders, and other early learning professionals to ensure quality child care programs for young children.
Networking & Collaboration
Training & Education
Program Quality & Accreditation
Membership & Resources
Helping Our Members Succeed in
Early Childhood Education
The Association for Early Learning Leaders’ goal is to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and abilities of early care directors, owners, emerging leaders, and other early learning professionals to ensure quality child care programs for young children.
Networking & Collaboration
Training & Education
Program Quality & Accreditation
Membership & Resources
COVID-19 UPDATES & RESOURCES
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION UPDATE:
Beginning 6/1/2020, the National Accreditation Commission will resume conducting validation visits. The Accreditation Office will work with individual programs to determine the impact of local restrictions on a potential visit. The safety of program families and staff and National Accreditation Commission validators is of the utmost importance and at the heart of all decisions made during the ongoing public health crisis. Please direct any questions and concerns to Erin Schmidt, Director of Accreditation, at [email protected]. Please monitor this website for further developments and updates. From the Accreditation Team to your team, stay safe and be well.
COVID-19 WEBINARS & DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
For access to our COVID-19 related webinars and downloadable resources, please click below.
Upcoming Events
We’re Committed To Excellence
The Association for Early Learning Leaders, formerly known as the National Association of Child Care Professionals is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to excellence by promoting leadership development and enhancing program quality through the National Accreditation Commission’s standards. Since 1984, the Association for Early Learning Leaders have been serving childcare directors, owners, and administrators.
The Association for Early Learning Leaders’ goal is to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and abilities of early care directors, owners, emerging leaders, and other early learning professionals to ensure quality child care programs for young children. Our primary purposes are:
Networking & Collaboration
Promote and create meaningful collaborative connections among members, other professionals, and national early childhood organizations.
Training & Education
Provide professional development opportunities to strengthen the leadership skills of administrators and enhance the quality of early learning programs.
Program Quality & Accreditation
Promote quality improvements to achieve and recognize excellence in early care and education programs.
Membership & Resources
Provide access to a variety of quality professional resources impacting the early childhood field.
We achieve this purpose by providing quality services, including professional membership, program accreditation, annual national conference, and unique professional development and training opportunities designed specifically for individuals who lead early care and education programs.
We've Got This
Upcoming Events
Conferences
39TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Join us June 21-24, 2023 for the 39th Annual National Conference in Nashville, TN!
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