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• Personal use or free distribution. No permission is needed to download and/or photocopy NAEYC-copyrighted articles from Young Children, Teaching Young Children, excerpts from articles, or selections from NAEYC’s books, booklets, and brochures—as long as the copies are distributed at no cost and a credit to NAEYC is evident on each copy. Excerpts from a book cannot exceed more than one chapter of that book. Booklets and brochures may not be copied in their entirety, but brief excerpts may be used.
   
• Republication. For permission to reuse material from NAEYC-copyrighted Young Children articles, Teaching Young Children articles, books, booklets, and brochures by republishing that material in another form, whether paper or electronic (curriculum guide, training manual, book, newsletter, journal, Web site, etc.), send a written request to NAEYC’s Permissions Editor (see below). A fee may be assessed.
   
• Academic photocopying. To obtain permission for academic photocopying (coursepackets, study manuals) by copy centers or university bookstores, contact: Academic Permissions Service, Copyright Clearance Center, ph 978-750-8400.
   

NAEYC Permissions Editor
mail: 1313 L Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005-4101
e-mail: lthompson@naeyc.org
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Permissions for material owned by others but appearing in NAEYC’s publications

• Unless NAEYC is the copyright owner, NAEYC cannot grant permission to photocopy or republish. Instead, you must contact the copyright owner or the owner’s publisher directly.
   
• In Young Children and Teaching Young Children, see the box at the end of each article, or the credit given inside the figure or sidebar box, for copyright information. In NAEYC’s books, see the credit given in the text itself or on the book’s copyright page.
   
• If you need help determining who the copyright owner is, contact NAEYC’s Permissions Editor (see above).

Reprints of Young Children issues and articles

• Single copies of recent issues of Young Children are available from NAEYC for $6/members or $12/nonmembers prepaid. Purchase online or order by mail from: NAEYC Subs, P.O. Box 96270, Washington, DC 20090-6270; or fax 202-328-2649. Since 2004 the YC annual index is printed in each January issue (in November issues 1997–2003; in September issues prior to 1997). In addition, a comprehensive searchable index of abstracts of all articles published since November 1985 is online.
   
• Photocopies of Young Children articles may be purchased. Send a check for $5 with article title/month/year to: YC Reprints, NAEYC, 1313 L Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005-4101, or contact lthompson@naeyc.org. 

Videos

• For information on permissions related to NAEYC videos, send an e-mail to NAEYC’s Permissions Editor (see above).

Position statements

• Written permission is not required for reprinting or reproduction of NAEYC position statements, supplements, executive summaries, or Where We Stand summaries. All copies must include a credit line indicating that the National Association for the Education of Young Children holds the copyright for the material. (NAEYC’s position statements are online.)

Note: The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) attempts through its publications program to provide a forum for discussion of major issues and ideas in our field. We hope to provoke thought and promote professional growth. The views expressed or implied by our authors are not necessarily those of the Association.