accreditation

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Springfield, MO 65804

Phone: 417-887-3545

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Accreditation Systems Approved by Department of Social Services

National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org/accreditation/

National Association for Family Child Care http://www.nafcc.org/accreditation/accreditation.asp

Missouri Accreditation www.moaccreditation.org

Do you Need Help with Accreditation?

Child Care Resource and Referral offers a program to help you work through the accreditation process from beginning to end. We can help with staff education, setting up the learning environment, making sure your curriculum is developmentally appropriate and assisting with evaluation of family and business practices to name a few. CCRR's program also offers gift certificates and mini grants to help with purchasing items needed to obtain accreditation. For more information contact our Accreditation Specialist.

How to Choose which Accreditation System is right for you:

Investigate ALL your options! Each system is a little different and one may fit your program better over the others.
Contact the program personally. How is their customer service? Does the agency answer questions in a timely fashion? Is their website easy to use? Do they have any discounts or scholarships to help you financially?
Ask around! Find other programs who went through each system and ask them how their experience was. Was it good? Was it bad? Would they do it again?

Accredited Programs:

Offer a safe and healthy environment.
Build positive and nurturing relationships between children and adults.
Direct children's social development through positive guidance.
Create a challenging curriculum so children can learn through play and hands on learning experiences.
Offer respect to the staff as professionals.
Communicate with families and build bridges between home and school.
Earn Additional Dollars for children who receive child care subsidies!

Becoming Accredited is:

Becoming Accredited is an exciting adventure for early childhood programs. It is also an adventure that is not always easy and requires a commitment of all staff. Choosing the RIGHT accreditation system for you is a big deal. Your success in making it through accreditation successfully depends on it!