Capital Area Association for the Education of Young Children

The purpose of our organization is to enhance the lives of children by providing support for adults working with or on behalf of young children. We express our mission in terms of three broad goals: 

Facilitating improvements in the professional practice of early childhood development and education

Increasing public understanding and support for high-quality programs for young children and their families

Fostering collaboration and building a cohesive community of early childhood professionals

The Capital Area Chapter of PennAEYC,

a local chapter of PennAEYC (Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children) and

NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children)

is a non-profit organization committed to serving children, their families and early Childhood professionals in Central Pennsylvania.

Serving children, their families and early childhood professionals in Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Perry and York counties

Anyone is welcome to join us at any board meeting to find out more about who we are and what we do. We look forward to seeing new faces and hearing new ideas. Feel free to join us to learn more about us and to see how you can get involved on a committee or help out at any of our special events! 

All Board Meetings take place from 6:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m 

CONFERENCE and other events. Go to the website for all information.