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   Child Care

Child Care Center Accreditation
Through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) with support from Child Care Connection, Inc. (CCC)

For more information on the NAEYC Accreditation process, visit www.naeyc.org/academy/ and click headings listed below:

•   NAEYC Program Standards for Accreditation
  
•   Overview to Achieve and Maintain NAEYC Accreditation
  
•   Overview General Questions
  
•   Step One: Enrolling in Self Study
  
•   Step One FAQs
  
•   Step Two: Becoming an Applicant
  
•   Step Two FAQs
  
•   Step Three: Becoming a Candidate
  
•   Step Three FAQs
  
•   Seep Four: Meeting the Program Standards/Maintaining NAEYC
    Accreditation
  
•   Accreditation Scholarship Program information
  

After reading the above information, if you are interested in beginning the NAEYC Accreditation process ask yourself the following questions:

• Does the program meet the eligibility standards for NAEYC Accreditation?
• Is the team of staff interested in going through self study and self reflection of the program?
• Is the team of staff committed to a collaborative effort around this long term goal?

CCC offers the following support services for Child Care Centers pursuing Accreditation through NAEYC:

•   Financial assistance
•   On-site consultation services
•   Accreditation study groups
•   Training/mentoring
•   Technical assistance
•   E-mail and phone support services

The Self Study process of NAEYC Accreditation is designed to encourage programs to engage in a structured approach of improvement. It is an essential step towards NAEYC Accreditation; however programs may also enroll even if they do not expect to proceed with other steps toward NAEYC Accreditation in the near future.

If you have questions, would like additional information, or are ready to begin the NAEYC Self Study process please contact Betsy Harris at bharris@childcareconnection.org or call (907) 563-2954.