Provider Resources

Accreditation

Accreditation is important for...

Parents & Children:

• Children receive high quality care and education
• Children are more ready to enter school

Providers:

• "The process of looking at national standards and making improvements to my program is very empowering." (from a family home child care provider just earning her accreditation)
• "I feel so good knowing that I am doing all I can for the children in  my care." (from a family home child care provider just earning her accreditation)
• It increases the teachers' and directors' feeling of accomplishment.

Community:

• Accreditation provides standards of high quality child care and education based on research.
• Accreditation reminds all of us how important the early years are for a child's development.
• Accreditation promotes the provider's professional development.

For More Information about National Accreditation Associations for early childhood programs:

Child Care Centers & Preschools:

• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Early Childhood Program Accreditation
• Association for Early Learning Leaders

Family & Group Home Child Care:

• National Association of Family Child Care