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If you need training or professional development hours
IdahoSTARS runs professional development across subjects for early care and education professionals, and it is where your hours are recorded. Idaho AEYC adds the convenings the catalog does not cover, including the annual Professional Development Institute.
If you need to earn a credential or degree
T.E.A.C.H. scholarships help child care professionals earn credentials and degrees without leaving the classroom. The scholarship is designed around people already working in early care, which is why the coursework is paced the way it is.
If you need to pursue NAEYC accreditation
NAEYC accreditation is the national mark of quality for early learning programs. It takes a program through self-study, documentation, and a visit. Idaho AEYC supports programs going through it, which mostly means knowing what the standards actually ask for before you write anything down.
If you need a job in early childhood
Idaho ECE Job Connections carries early childhood openings across Idaho, including Idaho AEYC’s own. Programs hiring in your area post there rather than scattering listings across job sites.
If none of that fit
The search box at the top of every page covers each program, collaborative, event, published report, and staff listing on this site. A question typed into it gets an answer with the sources under it.
