British Association for Early Childhood Education

136 Cavell Street
London
E1 2JA

Tel: 020 7359 5400
Fax: 020 7539 5409
Web: www.early-education.org.uk
Best time to telephone: normal office hours.

The British Association for Early Childhood Education, founded in 1923, is known as Early Education. It is a voluntary organisation for early years practitioners and parents with members and branches in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Early Education promotes the right of all children to education of the highest quality. It provides support, advice and information on best practice for everyone concerned with the education and care of young children from birth to eight. Their objectives are to:

• Offer advice, guidance and information about provision and best practice for all those concerned with young children from birth to eight years.
• Provide a national voice on early childhood education, advising central and local government and the media support a network of branches across the UK.
• Acknowledge and encourage partnership and involvement with families.
• Produce a termly journal Early Education, regular newsletters, and a website giving information and opinions on current early years issues and concerns, national and local branch events.
• Publish material on aspects of early childhood education and child development.
• Organise conferences, lectures, seminars and discussion forums.
• Maintain a comprehensive website.
• Manage major projects on key national issues.
• Maintain a historic library and archive.

Membership subscription includes the termly journal Early Education, regular newsletters and mailings, reduced rates at national and branch events and voting rights at the annual general meeting.