What are the NAEYC Content Standards?

NAEYC’s standards of professional preparation for early childhood programs at colleges and universities across the country represent a comprehensive vision for what early childhood professionals should know and be able to do at various points along the path of professional development. The standards require skills and depth of knowledge commensurate with each level of development, yet across levels they promote common values and themes, such an emphasis on outcomes, professionalism, and balanced attention to knowledge, skills and dispositions.

Standards at the Associate Degree Level

Standards at the Initial Licensure Level

Standards at the Advanced Level

The complete collection of NAEYC professional preparation standards and other resources can be found in Preparing Early Childhood Professionals: NAEYC’s Standards for Programs.