NAEYC strives to raise the quality of education for all children from birth through age eight. Accreditation systems are major part of NAEYC's efforts to improve early childhood education; they allow programs to provide the best learning experiences for young children and their educators by meeting national standards of quality.
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Accreditation of Early Learning Programs
Since 1985, NAEYC's national accreditation system has set professional standards for early childhood education programs, allowing families to find high-quality programs for their children
Click here to find a NAEYC accredited early childhood program in your community.
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Benefits of being an NAEYC Accredited Program:
- Helps to build a stronger team of teachers, administrators, and families working together to improve quality for children.
- Improved standards for the overall program.
- Recognition through NAEYC, including program listing on the NAEYC website in the Program Search section.
- Announcement of program’s accreditation in the NAEYC Early Learning News weekly newsletter to programs, members, media, and others.
- Use of NAEYC Accredited logo for marketing purposes Attracts more families to enroll their children at program.