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NAEYC Accreditation for Child Care Centers
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Child care centers are accredited by the National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC). Information about accreditation and to conduct
an accredited program search, visit their website at www.naeyc.org.
What is NAEYC Accreditation?
- An early childhood program--child care center, preschool, kindergarten, or
before- and/or after-school program--voluntarily applied for accreditation
by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. The program then
engaged in an extensive self-study based on the Academy's Criteria for
High Quality Early Childhood Program. The accuracy of the program's
self-study was verified during a site visit to the program by a team of
trained volunteer validators. The validated self-study, including the
program director's responses to the validation visit, was reviewed by
a 3-member national commission composed of recognized experts in child care
and early childhood education, judged to be in substantial compliance
with the Academy's Criteria, and granted accreditation for a
three-year period.
- The early childhood program agreed to act upon the commission's
suggestions regarding areas needing improvement and to submit annual written
reports documenting improvements and continued compliance.
 
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