Early Childhood retains NAEYC accreditation

The Early Childhood Development program of Asheboro City Schools is pleased to announce the continuation of the rigorous National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation.

NAEYC accreditation is a crucial aspect of the Early Childhood Development Center’s commitment to continuous improvement, which ensures a process is in place to systematically revisit the accreditation criteria in a different way than what is done on a daily basis.

“The annual report process also reassures our families, community, and other stakeholders that the level of high quality care and education is being maintained over the course of our five year accreditation term,” said Pam Johnson, Director of Exceptional Children.

Early childhood programs accredited by the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood accreditation have voluntarily undergone a comprehensive process of internal self-study and improvement. Each NAEYC accredited program must meet all 10 of the NAEYC Early Childhood Program standards, which are based on the latest research on the education and development of young children. All NAEYC accredited programs must:

1.       promote positive relationships for all children and adults;

2.       implement a curriculum that fosters all areas of child development – cognitive, emotional, language, physical, and social;

3.       use developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate and effective teaching approaches;

4.       provide on-going assessments of child progress;

5.       promote the nutrition and health of children and staff;

6.       employ and support qualified teaching staff;

7.       establish and maintain collaborative relationships with families;

8.       establish and maintain relationships with and use resources of the community;

9.       provide a safe and healthy physical environment; and 

10.    implement strong program management policies that result in high-quality service.

NAEYC accreditation is valid for five years. During that period, programs make annual reports documenting that they maintain compliance with program standards.