The Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children (PAEYC) is the professional membership organization for those involved with the early care and education of young children. Doctors, lawyers, and other professionals have membership association which provide a unified voice for, and on behalf of, their members. In the same way, PAEYC serves as a community resource, an advocate for quality, and a voice for those in the profession of early care and education. PAEYC currently serves about 700 members and is governed by an elected board. Members and those interested are encouraged to serve on a committee and take an active role in PAECY programs including:

• Membership Services
• Advocacy & Public Policy
• Professional Development

Membership Benefits

• Membership in NAEYC (national), Penn AEYC(State), and PAEYC(local) affiliates
• 6 issues of Young Children, NAEYC's journal
• Bi-monthly PAEYC newsletters
• Reduces rates to PAEYC and NAEYC annual conferences
• Meets STARS 3 requirements
• Access to early care and education resume/job bank
• Borrowing privileges with PAEYC's early childhood resource library (books, videos, periodicals, reference materials)
• Voting rights and eligibility to hold office in PAEYC, Penn AEYC, and NAEYC
• Opportunity to participate in insurance plans offered through NAEYC

Membership Categories and Fees

» Comprehensive - $95/year

• All benefits plus several newly published NAEYC books

» Regular - $60/year

• All benefits

» Student - $45/year

• All benefits

To register for a PAEYC Membership you must first become a National Associate for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) member. Please register for a NAEYC membership here.

Certain parts of this website are only available to PAEYC Members. To gain access to these areas you must first register with NAEYC and create an online account here.