Join ACCESS

Click on the "Join ACCESS" link at left to print and mail your membership form. Annual dues are only $50. States with ten or more current members, bylaws, and elected officers may apply for affiliate recognition. The Members Only username and password is needed to enter the Members Only News and Resources section of this site. You will receive the password from the Treasurer when you send in your 2007 dues.

Click here for a printable ACCESS brochure to review and share with colleagues.

About ACCESS

ACCESS is a national, non-profit 501(c) (3) membership association. Our purpose is supporting and advocating for associate degree programs that provide professional development to those who teach and care for young children from birth through age 8 across a variety of settings - public elementary schools, Head Start programs, child care centers and homes, and other community early childhood programs.

Our members include:

• Full-time and adjunct faculty with early childhood assignments at associate degree programs
• Campus child care/lab school faculty
• Other individuals who share our interest in early childhood teacher training and education.

Our members receive:

• The password to the Members Only News and Resources on this website
• Opportunity to participate in ACCESS Poster Sessions at national conferences
• A vote in our election of national board members
• Professional networking and support through national meetings and state affiliates

Our members support:

• Innovative, high quality practices in early childhood teacher education
• The role of associate degree programs in the early childhood teacher education system
• The visibility and voice of associate early childhood degree programs in the early childhood field