Membership Benefits

Your Professional Organization
The California Association for the Education of Young Children has existed for more than 40 years and offers valuable services for early childhood educators. Your involvement in CAEYC demonstrates your commitment to professional growth and improvement in the lives of children.

When you join, you become a member of NAEYC, CAEYC and a local AEYC. Your Regular or Student membership will include the following benefits:

• 20% discount on hundreds of books, videos, brochures, and posters carried in the NAEYC catalog.
• NEW! 15% discount on resource books and materials from Redleaf Press. A discount will be sent to all members upon joining.
• NEW! GEICO Insurance exclusive member discount.
• An annual subscription to CAEYC’s Connections journal.
• Six electronic issues of CAEYC’s E-Connections e-newsletter.
• Five electronic issues of award-winning NAEYC Young Children journal, packed with the latest developments in early childhood education, practice, and research.
• The print publication package of your choice: five issues of Young Children or five issues of Teaching Young Children/Preschool (English or Spanish), plus a bonus book, Spotlight on Teaching Young Children.
• Reduced registration fees at CAEYC and NAEYC-sponsored conferences and seminars, including the world's largest early education conference and California’s largest early education conference.
• Voting rights in CAEYC and NAEYC elections to help shape the future of the early childhood profession.
• Reduced subscription fees for the highly respected Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Exchange Magazine, Highlights High Five, and Education Week.
• The ability to apply for awards and grants available exclusively to CAEYC members.
• Public policy advocacy on state and local levels.
• Access to the Members Only area of the NAEYC Web site.
• Networking with fellow professionals through CAEYC events, local affiliate meetings, CAEYC’s social media arenas and more!

Join or Upgrade to Comprehensive Membership and receive FREE Publications!
Join NAEYC as a Comprehensive Member and you'll receive five or six publications automatically as they are released throughout the year (a $100 value). What an easy way to enhance your professional development while building your personal professional library of early childhood education resources!

Become a Member or Renew Your Membership Today!
All memberships are processed through NAEYC. Join or renew online with NAEYC using a credit card or download and mail your membership application to NAEYC.

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Join for 3 years and save 15%!
When you join for three years, you receive a 15% discount on your dues. The discount is reflected in the prices listed.

Build the early childhood profession.
We believe that early childhood educators are professionals who should be valued and respected. Join us to promote high professional standards, comprehensive training opportunities, and equitable compensation and working conditions so that qualified early childhood educators will stay and grow in this important field.