Join NAEYC as we celebrate our youngest learners with five fun-filled, themed days. All week long we’ll be featuring resources and activity ideas for teachers and families that will make play meaningful and learning fun! Use these tools and tips to make your WOYC^® an outstanding success!

Family Friday

Engaging and celebrating families is at the heart of supporting our youngest learners. NAEYC applauds family members’ role as young children’s first and most important teachers.

Family Friday hosted by Highscope Educational Research Foundation

For Educators:

• Five Rs for Promoting Positive Family Engagement
• Building Strong Family and Professional Partnerships from the Start: Highlights from the ASD Literature – Member Only
• Engage Children’s Communities with Friends and Family Day!
• Message in a Backpack™ Helping Your Child through Change

For Families:

• Am I Really My Child’s First Teacher?
• Message in a Backpack™ Helping Your Child through Change
• 10 Ideas to Get You and Your Child Exploring Outdoors

Don’t forget to:

• Visit our site for new resources, support, and inspiration
• Join your peers on HELLO for ideas on ways to connect virtually with children, families and communities.
• Use the “Whereas & Therefore: WOYC22 Proclamations to Advance the ECE Profession” toolkit to request a proclamation, from your elected officials, that moves beyond thanks and recognition.
• Don’t forget to let us know about your proclamations – add them to the map!

We can’t wait to see how you let the world know how important it is to invest in the futures of our youngest learners. Share your ideas with us on NAEYC’s social media sites using #WOYC22 or email us at woyc@naeyc.org