Southern Nevada Chapter

The Southern Nevada Chapter of NevAEYC serves individuals working in early childhood education in the Las Vegas/Clark County area. They sponsor educational events, advocacy activities, special events such as the annual ECE Awards Night, and have regular membership meetings.

Southern Nevada Chapter Leadership Team

Southern Nevada Chapter NevAEYC Board Representative: Jennifer Butler
Financial Committee Chair: Mary Regan
Public Policy Committee Chair: Julie Houchins
Educational Development Committee Chair: Denise Sidney
Membership Committee Chair: Debbie Mendelson
Celebration Committee Chair: Mary Beutel
Community Events Committee Chair: Open! Please contact us if you are interested in learning more!

For information contact board members at Nevaeyc.southernnvchapter@gmail.com

Southern Nevada 2024-2025 Chapter Meetings

For the 2024-2025 calendar year Southern Area Chapter Meetings will be held in-person at the Las Vegas Urban League-Early Childhood Connection (2470 N. Decatur Blvd. Suite 150 8910), unless otherwise noted, and virtually with the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88518664212?pwd=MQyneDscXl843CxEzY7pBvisn3gImb.1 Meeting ID: 885 1866 4212 Passcode: 780830

Meetings are from 6:00-7:00pm and are open to all active NevAEYC members. Networking and refreshments are at the in-person location from 5:30-6:00pm.

Meeting Dates:

Tuesday, July 9

Tuesday, September 10

Tuesday October 8

Tuesday, January 14

Tuesday March 11

Tuesday, April 8

Southern Nevada Events

Follow this link to see our 2024-2025 chapter events calendar https://nevaeyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23-24-chapter-calendar.pdf

Professional Development

The Southern Nevada Chapter invited leaders and emerging leaders from the early childhood community to join us for a four session series on leadership. Each session included 4 hours of NV Registry approved trainings for a total of 16 credit hours, and lunch. In addition, each participant received a swag bag of goodies and a copy of the book, Monday Morning Leadership by David Cotrell which used throughout the year to support the training content. Another perk of this cohort is FREE admission to the Southern Chapter NevAEYC ECE Leadership Day in February. Details for this event were sent via email blast.

Southern Chapter NevAEYC ECE Leadership Day Learn, Lead, and Lift: Climbing the Ladder of Success Saturday, February 1, 2025, 7:30am-3:30pm CSN West Charleston Campus

Click here to register: https://2025ECELeadershipDay.eventbrite.com

Southern Chapter NevAEYC Mini Conference Saturday, June 28, 2025 More information coming soon!

Networking Events

We get together with our fellow members to network, eat, drink, win prizes and of course have some fun! Stay tuned for the next event!

If you have suggestions for events or want to join an event committee please contact Mary Beutel at SNCNevAEYC.Celebration@gmail.com

Week of the Young Child (WOYC)

The Week of the Young Child^® is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The purpose of the Week of the Young Child^® is to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs

In April of 2022 & 2023, our Chapter held a Family Fun day at the East Las Vegas Library. Both years were extremely successful and fun! This year’s event will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the College of Southern Nevada West Charleston Campus..

If you are interested in serving on the Community Events committee please contact us SNCNevAEYC.Community@gmail.com

For more information and ideas on how to celebrate with your family or students please visit: https://www.naeyc.org/events/woyc

Annual Southern Area ECE Appreciation Banquet

Each year The Southern Nevada Chapter celebrates our field of professionals with a recognition dinner & appreciation banquet! It is always a night of fun and recognition that usually includes some pretty awesome door prizes.

The 2018 & 2019 appreciation banquets were held at the Eastside Cannery Casino & Hotel. The 2023 appreciation banquet was held at the College of Southern Nevada. All three events were fantastic! It was great to hear about all of the wonderful EC professionals in our community and celebrate their success with them! Unfortunately, we were unable to hold this event in 2024 but we are looking at other ways to show our appreciation for our hard-working Early Childhood Community!

If you are interested in serving on the Celebration Committee, donating, or sponsoring a table at this event please contact Mary Beutel at SNCNevAEYC.Celebration@gmail.com

Get Involved! Join a committee!

2024-2025 Committee Descriptions and Chair Contact Information https://nevaeyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/committee-descriptions-23-24-4.pdf