How to Apply for SDAEYC Membership or Contact the Organization

SDAEYC membership applications were open to both current members and non-members, and the site also provided an inquiry/contact form. However, the site states that it was scheduled to transition to the California AEYC (CAEYC) regional page on February 1, 2017, and to close permanently on April 30, 2017 — with updated calendars, event registration, and other information maintained on the CAEYC website. So if you are looking to join or make contact today, the CAEYC regional page is the channel to use; the original SDAEYC site is no longer the active destination.

What the SDAEYC site offered

The site presented membership as a way to join San Diego's early childhood professional community, with three stated draws:

• Get Connected — with other early childhood professionals and anyone who cares for, educates, or works on behalf of young children
• Get Educated — through professional development, workshops, special events, research-based publications, and advocacy opportunities
• Get Inspired — by resources supporting personal and professional growth

Membership also carried members-only benefits, including discounts on events and materials and access to publications. The site noted that volunteers are "the spirit of our community" and invited visitors to become one.

How the application and contact process worked

Membership application

Applications were open to members and non-members alike — you did not need an existing affiliation to apply. The site pointed applicants to an "Information, Application and Diversity in Action Grant Checklist," which listed a submission deadline of April 30, 2017. That deadline applied to the checklist as published; treat it as a historical date tied to the site's final operating period rather than a current deadline.

Contact and inquiry

A contact option was available through an Inquiry Form linked from the site's navigation. The site also displayed a "Contact SDAEYC Today" prompt. The navigation included pages for:

• Become a Member
• About SDAEYC
• San Diego AEYC Board
• Committees
• Bylaws
• Policies and Procedures
• San Diego AEYC History
• Contact Us
• Inquiry Form

These pages are useful if you want background on how the organization was structured, but they are not active application channels now.

What to do instead

Because the site was set to close on April 30, 2017 and move to the CAEYC regional page, the practical steps are:

1. Go to the California AEYC website and locate the San Diego regional page.
2. Use that page for current membership sign-up, event registration, and calendars.
3. Use the CAEYC contact channels for inquiries, since the SDAEYC inquiry form belonged to the closed site.

Key points to keep in mind

If your goal is simply to understand what SDAEYC was, the About, Board, Committees, Bylaws, Policies and Procedures, and History pages describe its structure and governance. If your goal is to join or reach someone, the CAEYC regional page is where that now happens.