Commission Membership

The Commission consists of Organizational Members, Educator Members, and Public Members.

60%

Organizational Members

40%

Individuals (Educational and Public Members)

The Commissioners, both educator and organizational members, collectively represent those serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and young elementary students. They also represent those working across all settings in the ECE profession, including family child care, center-based care, elementary schools, and Head Start. The Commission is hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) which is responsible for providing staffing and legal support to ensure the Commission can carry out its work.

Qualifications for individuals serving on the Commission include:   

Criteria for All Individuals

  • Commitment to the early childhood education profession​​​ 

  • Commitment to gaining a working knowledge of early childhood education licensing and regulatory frameworks​​​​ 

  • Commitment to advancing an inclusive and equitable professional field of practice.

  • Additionally, those serving on the Commission must understand and commit to the Commission’s purpose, mission, Code of Ethics, and Code of Conduct 

  • Ability to strive for consensus within a group and take responsibility for actions based on a vote by the majority 

  • Ability to objectively consider various perspectives, to put the interests of the Commission before any personal or professional interests, and to avoid conflicts of interest

Qualifications for organizations serving on the Commission include:   

Criteria for Organizations

  • Represent members of the early childhood education profession and/or address an element that is a core component of the early childhood education professional ecosystem 

  • Represent the extensive diversity of the profession and the families the profession serves

  • Be national in scope

  • Be a nonprofit entity or institution  

  • Contribute financially, on an annual basis and on sliding scale to ensure the sustainability of the entity and support individual participation

“I see the Commission, and the work of the Power to the Profession Taskforce before it, as the most sincere and concerted effort to bring the Birth-5 and K-3 communities together to advance the entire ECE profession. I am honored to serve on this Commission!” 

— Shyrelle Eubanks, Senior Policy Analyst, National Education Association; Commission Chair

“Serving on the Commission as an Educator Member is important to me because I want to ensure that the goals of the Commission are attainable to all educators in all aspects of early childhood education. The best way for me to champion and support other educators is to have a seat at the table.”

— Bridget Barden, Early Childhood Educator, Shunk Family Child Care