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Early Childhood Associations

In support of the early learning community, here's a list of some of the top child care associations, listed alphabetically with their location.

Canada

Canadian National

Canadian Child Care Federation

Alberta

Association of Early Childhood Educators of Alberta (AECEA)

British Columbia

British Columbia Family Child Care Association

Manitoba

Child Care Coalition of Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba Child Care Association

Newfoundland and Labrador

Association of Early Childhood Educators of Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

Certification Council of Early Childhood Educators of Nova Scotia

Ontario

Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario

Ontario

Early Childhood Community Development Centre

Prince Edward Island

Early Childhood Development Association of PEI

Quebec

The Quebec Association for Preschool Professional Development


United States

Alabama

Alabama Association for Young Children

Alaska

Alaska Family Child Care Association

US National

American Federation of Teachers

Arizona

Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children

US National

Association for Early Learning Leaders

California

California Child Care Coordinators Association

California

California Child Development Administrators Association

Louisiana

Child Care Association of Louisiana

Missouri

Child Care Aware of Missouri

Arkansas

Child Care Aware of Northwest Arkansas

Colorado

Colorado Association of Family and Child Care

Connecticut

Connecticut Child Care Association

US National

Council for Professional Recognition

Delaware

Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children

US National

Early Care and Education Consortium

Illinois

ExceleRate Illinois

Florida

Florida Association for Child Care Management

Georgia

Georgia Child Care Associations

Hawaii

Hawaii Association of the Education of Young Children

Idaho

Idaho Association of the Education of Young Children

Indiana

Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy

Iowa

Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children

Kansas

Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children

Kentucky

Kentucky Partnership for Early Childhood Services

Maryland

Maryland State Education Association

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Association of Early Education and Care

Michigan

Michigan Association of the Education of Young Children

Minnesota

Minnesota Association of Child Care Professionals

Mississippi

Mississippi Early Childhood Association

Montana

Montana Association for the Education of Young Children

US National

National AfterSchool Association

US National

National Association for the Education of Young Children

US National

National Education Association

US National

National Head Start Association

US National

National Institute for Early Education Research

Nebraska

Nebraska State Education Association

Nevada

Nevada State Education Association

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Association for the Education of Young Children

New Jersey

New Jersey Child Care Association

New Mexico

New Mexico Association of the Education of Young Children

New York

New York Association for the Education of Young Children

North Carolina

North Carolina Licensed Child Care Association

Ohio

Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies

Oregon

Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children

Utah

Professional Family Child Care Association

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Child Care Directors Association

South Carolina

South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children

South Dakota

South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children

Texas

Texas Association of Education of Young Children

Oklahoma

The Early Childhood Association of Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania State Education Association

Tennessee

The Tennessee Family Child Care Alliance

Vermont

The Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children

Virginia

Virginia Child Care Association

Washington

Washington Education Association

West Virginia

West Virginia Child Care Association

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Family Child Care Association

Wyoming

Wyoming Early Childhood Association

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