The AECIP Mission

• to provide a vehicle for networking within early childhood and infant psychology; foster research, meetings, writing, and interactions among those interested in early childhood and infant psychology.

• to work toward the establishment of early childhood and infant psychology as a recognized specialty within our own profession.

• to act as a voice for early childhood and infant psychology; (e.g., make statements, develop white papers, and take stands for young children, parents, and early childhood and infant psychology).

• to act as an information and communication vehicle for those interested in early childhood and infant psychology developments, issues, research, and training.

• to assist in the development of internship sites for students to develop expertise in early childhood psychology.

• to establish an identity for early childhood and infant psychology.