Accreditation

In 1985 childcare centers, preschools and kindergartens wanted to provide the best education and care for young children, but there was no national system to measure the quality of early childhood programs. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) changed all that.

For more than 20 years, NAEYC has helped families choose quality childcare programs where their children will be safe, healthy, and learning every day by establishing a voluntary national, accreditation system for centers that outlined stringent criteria and gave childcare programs tools to build and maintain high quality early care and education.

Accreditation for In-Home childcare by the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) and accreditation for Before-and-After-School-Care Programs by the National AfterSchool Association (NAA) naturally followed.

The nurturing and educational experiences children get in their early years build a foundation for success -- in school and beyond. Parents, teachers, business leaders, and policymakers alike can help promote excellence in early childhood education.

As a local affiliate of the MiAEYC, Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children, we would like to support you in your efforts to raise the standard of early childhood care and education provided in our counties.

To learn more about the accreditation process and what you can do to improve the quality of early care and education in your community, follow the accreditation links provided or visit us at our annual fall early childhood conference. We're excited to hear what you are doing to improve the quality of services benefiting children and families and offer our tips for accreditation success.

Accreditation Survey - The Metro Detroit AEYC Board is focusing on trying to understand which resources and supports our affiliate members value most in developing professionally as individuals and achieving NAEYC or NAFCC accreditation for their programs.

Please help us enrich our discussion by completing a six-question accreditation survey.  To begin the Accreditation Survey, please click here.