Exclusive events
Talk through issues in early childcare and learn about new resources at virtual Coffee Chats and Office Hours with Experts.
Online community
Stay up-to-date on news from the field and connect with other state leaders to ask and answer questions.
Career development
Advance your career with networking and professional development opportunities just for members.
Discover membership benefits
Join NASLEE and connect with a national community of state leaders. Members enjoy:
WHO WE ARE
At NASLEE, we’re dedicated to improving outcomes for young children through early care and education.
We do this by supporting early care and education leaders working in state governments across the U.S. Our membership program for state leaders offers unique resources for learning, collaboration, and professional development.
Our mission
We’ve played a unique role in early education for more than 50 years. Learn about our mission, vision, values, and history.
2022 strategic plan
We have some big plans! Find out about our goals and priorities for the future.
Resource library
We author and endorse papers on timely issues in the field, designed to support the work of state leaders in early care and education.
Same work, new name! NAECS-SDE is now NASLEE.
Our mission
We’ve played a unique role in early education for more than 50 years. Learn about our mission, vision, values, and history.
2022 strategic plan
We have some big ideas! Our bold new strategic plan maps our priorities for the future.
Resource library
We author and endorse papers on timely issues in the field, designed to support the work of state leaders in early care and education.
The National Association of State Leaders in Early Education
Providing essential support for state leaders in early care and education
The National Association of State Leaders in Early Education
Providing essential support for state leaders in early care and education
Providing essential support for state leaders in early care and education
National Association of State Leaders in Early Education
The National Association of State Leaders in Early Education
Providing essential support for state leaders in early care and education