Issued jointly by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media
This position statement provides a framework to guide practice in the selection, use, integration, and evaluation of technology tools and screen media in early childhood settings serving children birth through age eight.
Learn more on the NAEYC website →
Key links
- Position statement (pdf) →
- Key messages (pdf) →
- Examples of effective practice (pdf) →
- WEBCAST: Key messages in the statement →
- Selected resources →
Related news & blog posts
- Beyond Screen Time, David Kleeman, Fred Rogers Center Blog 2/14 →
- Does Using an iPad Hinder Kids’ Other Basic Skills?, CBS Chicago, 11/7 →
- Children and Technology: The Right Balance?, ABCmouse.com, 11/5 →
- Mrs. Judd’s Top 12 Technology & Early Education Pros To Follow, Frances Judd, Examiner.com, 10/8 →
- Chicago Tribune, Bringing Up the iKid Generation, Heidi Stevens, 9/15 →
- Screen Time and What It Means for Children, Jill Englebright Fox, 9/10 →
- Chicago Sun Times, Smartphone equal quiet, content kids, Howard Ludwig, 8/30 →
- Chicago Parent Magazine, Don’t screen me out, Crystal Yednal, 8/2 →
- 5 Keys to Teaching with Effective Tech Tools, Alayna Frankenberry, 6/28 →
- What I Learned at the NAEYC PDI 2012, Maggie Powers, 6/20 →
- Technology Builds Superheroes!, Cyndee Perkins, Computer Explorers, 6/6 →
- Does Technology Have a Place in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Classroom?, Concordia University – Portland, OR, 6/1 →
- The Right Response, Early Childhood Development and Technology, Kathy Steffense, 5/23 →
- Interview with Michael Robb of the Fred Rogers Center, DadLabs Video, 5/22 →
- High Tech - High Touch, Hedda Sharapan, the Fred Rogers Company, 5/17 →
- Chicago Tribune, Storytime on a screen, Heidi Stevens, 5/13 →
- Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8, Concordia University, Portland - OR, 5/7 →
- Common Sense Media, 4/25 →
- Huffington Post, Rob Lippincott & Debra Sanchez, 4/13 →
- New America Foundation, Early Ed Watch Blog, Lisa Guernsey, 4/12 →
- Huffington Post, Daniel Donahoo,
4/11 → - MacArthur Foundation, Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning, 3/28 →
- Margaret Powers & Fran Simon,
3/27 → - Huffington Post, Daniel Donahoo,
3/27 → - Association for Interactive Media Education, 3/24 →
- Early Childhood Investigations, 3/19 →
- Matt Gomez, 3/18 →
- Kids THIRTEEN News & Events, 3/15 →
- Strategies for Children, Eye on Early Education, 3/12 →
- Digital Kindergarten, 3/11 →
- MacArthur Foundation, Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning, 3/11 →
- Margaret Powers, 3/9 →
- Foundations for Families, 3/8 →
- AngelasClues, BlogHer, Angela Santomero, 3/8 →
- Birth to Thrive Online, 3/7 →
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/7 →
- Education Week, Early Watch
Blog, Lesli A. Maxwell, 3/7 → - New America Foundation, Early Ed Watch Blog, Lisa Guernsey, 3/7 →
- Huffington Post, Lisa Guernsey, 3/7 →
TEC Center Director Chip Donohue co-chaired the writing team and working group that developed the position statement.