Membership

Gulf Coast AEYC is a local affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Both GCAEYC and NAEYC depend on their members for ideas, leadership, and action. We need you to get involved to help build better futures for all young children, their families, and their teachers.

Join us today!

Benefits of Membership

Improve your teaching and learning.
As a member you may take advantage of our wide array of resources to help improve your work with children. These resources include, but are not limited to, the following.

the award-winning journal, Young Children

discounted prices in our catalog of hundreds of books, videos,

brochures, and posters

access to the Members Only area of our Website

and the world's largest early education conference

Raise the quality of early childhood education programs.
As a member you can further our voluntary national accreditation system, which helps improve early childhood education programs and recognizes high-quality programs so parents can make informed choices. And you can promote the development of respected position statements on issues such as teaching reading and writing, licensing to ensure health and safety, or supporting families.

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.

Promote public support and policies for young children.
Together we can help to increase understanding and support for high-quality early childhood education among policymakers and the public through a wide range of education, advocacy, and public awareness activities, including our annual Week of the Young Child celebration and the Children's Champions Web-based Action Center.

Membership Information

Membership is on a “rolling year”; your membership will expire 12 months after the date your payment is received at NAEYC.
For NAEYC membership assistance call 1-800-424-2460 Ext. 2002.
You can sign-up on-line at: www.naeyc.org
You can join by completing the form and mail with payment to NAEYC (check/money order) to:

Membership Categories

All categories include membership in National AEYC, Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA), Texas AEYC, and Gulf Coast AEYC.
All categories also include subscriptions to Young Children (NAEYC), Dimensions (SECA), Early Years (TAEYC), and The Nautilus (GCAEYC), as well as, voting privileges, reduced fees to conferences, workshops, and discounts on books.

Comprehensive ($125.00)
Comprehensive Members also receive 5-6 newly released NAEYC books each year.
Perfect for: Directors, college instructors, curriculum coordinators, consultants, and trainers

Regular ($90.00)
Perfect for: Teachers, family child care providers, teachers with a CDA, and licensers

Student ($80.00)
Same benefits as REGULAR; must be currently enrolled for minimum of 12 hours. Student ID number and University Name required.
Perfect for: Full-time Students

Membership Scholarships!

Need help with membership costs?? GCAEYC conducts fundraising to help early educators become part of our professional association. Complete the Membership Application Form and submit to our office. If funds become available and you are selected for a scholarship you will be notified. There is no cost to apply and applications are kept on file until the end of the fiscal year.
Any questions call our office!
Membership Scholarship Application Form

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Subscriber (10.00)
This is a NON-MEMBER subscription for GCAEYC mailings only (Newsletters, flyers, notices). There are NO MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS.
Perfect for: Members of other affiliates, part-time students, part-time teachers, new teachers, retired teachers, and parents.
To subscribe send check/money order for $10 along with your name and address to:
GCAEYC
PO Box 1064
La Marque, TX 77568