Provider Resoures

Accreditation is important for.....

Parents & Children:

1. Children receive high quality care and education
2. Children are more ready to enter school

Providers:

1. "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)
2. "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)
3. It increases the teachers' and directors' feeling of accomplishment.

Community:

1. Accreditation provides standards of high quality child care and education based on research.
2. Accreditation reminds all of us how important the early years are for a child's development.
3. 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
• Assocation for Early Learning Leaders

Family & Group Home Child Care:

• National Association of Family Child Care