Arizona AEYC

As a result of recent changes on the platform, AzAEYC is pausing its use of Twitter & will engage instead thru social media forums that align with our commitment to equity in #earlychildhood & our values. Please connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn! Statement below⬇️

🏜️ Hello from AZ participants at the 2022 @naeyc Annual Conference! #ECE professionals from Phoenix to Flagstaff, Pascua Yaqui Tribe to San Luis & beyond are in DC for a week of connecting + learning. Can you spot any Arizona colleagues you know? #naeycAC #naeycstrong @sazaeyc

ATTN: AzAEYC members ⤵️ 📬 You’ve got mail! Please check your email to review the 2023 slate of candidates for the AzAEYC Governing Board. Submit your vote by Wed 11/30/22. 🗳️ Your vote will help determine who represents you and our membership on the Board! @NAEYC @sazaeyc

📆 Mark your calendar for the virtual 2023 Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Summit March 2-3, 2023 from 8-4 each day. $45 per person w/ discounts available. Registration today ➡️ ems.azed.gov/Home/Calendar?s… @azedschools @DivisionEarly @az_early

It’s Election Day! Your vote can elevate the importance of #ECE. Your vote can impact #childcare policy, children, families & the profession for decades to come. Find your polling place & make a plan ➡️ bit.ly/3hiRgGB #OurVotesTheirFutures @NAEYC @SupportEarlyEd

November is Native American Heritage Month! Join @AZFTF throughout the month for a series of live panel sessions on “Collective Language Revitalization.” The 1st session will be held this Thu 11/3 from 3-4 pm. Learn more about all sessions & register ➡️ bit.ly/3NiZPx8.

Join us in congratulating the 2022 AzAEYC #ECE Scholarship awardees! Erin Butler & Xue Xia are @naucoe1 #earlyed students. We'll be sharing their stories soon. Want to support? A gift of any size can help AZ ECE students thrive ➡️ donate.azaeyc.org.

📣 #Childcare Providers: Make Your Voice Heard! @NAEYC needs your help. Take 10 min to answer the NEW #ECE Field Survey ➡️ surveymonkey.com/r/DGZDKZT. Complete by 10/16 & earn the chance to win one of 10 $100 gift cards. Learn more ➡️ naeyc.org/pandemic-surveys. @AZFTF @sazaeyc

⏰ The countdown is on! The 2022 AzAEYC Annual Meeting & Breakfast “Connecting with Nature & Creativity: Supporting #ECE Well-Being” is THIS Sat 10/15. Register (in-person or virtual options) by 10/12 ➡️azaeyc2022annual.eventbrite.…. @sazaeyc @NAEYC

Kara Begaye comes from a family of educators & is now the PreK teacher at Dilcon School on the Navajo Nation, the same school she & siblings attended. Kara hopes to inspire other #Indigenous women + show the value of #ECE. @NAEYC @AZFTF Full interview ➡️ youtu.be/PjSUZHizr7U.