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Child Care Centers and family child care providers may seek accreditation through national organizations. The NJPDC can provide technical assistance to family child care providers and child care centers who wish to complete requirements for the following nationally recognized accreditations. A Scholarship Accrediting Providers (ASAP) is an initiative for New Jersey's registered family child care providers that offers national accreditation, supportive services, professional development, substitutes, equipment, mentoring and NAFCC membership. This statewide initiative has been developed through a partnership established with the Family Day Care Organization of NJ, NJ Family Child Care Providers Association, NJ Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, NJ Department of Human Services and the NJ Professional Development Center for Early Care and Education. For further information, call call Odessa Davis 908-737-5908 or send an e-mail to odavis@njpdc.org National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is nationally recognized as a leader in the field of early care and education. The NAEYC accreditation process involves a rigorous self-study and assessment focusing on staff to child ratios, education levels and retention rate of staff, as well as the demonstration of developmentally appropriate practices and curriculum materials. For more information, call NAEYC at 1-800-424-2460 or www.naeyc.org. National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA), a nationally recognized program, uses an Automated Accreditation Indicator System (AAIS) developed by Pennsylvania State University and the National Child Care Association. The process involves collection of demographic information, comprehensive self-evaluation, on-site visits, scoring of indicators and production of a program profile. For information, call NECPA Commission at 1-800-543-7161 or www.necpa.net. National School-Age Alliance accredits out-of-school time programs based on administration, human relations, safety, health and nutrition, indoor environment, outdoor environment and activities. For more information, call the NJ School-Age Child Care Coalition at 908-789-0259 or www.njsacc.org. National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) was designed to identify providers who strive to go beyond the minimum standards of care. The accreditation process involves administering the Assessment Profile for Family Child Care in the following seven areas: safety, health, nutrition, interaction, learning environment, outdoor environment and professional responsibility. For information, call NAFCC at 1-800-359-3817 or www.nafcc.org.
NJ Accreditation Facilitation Project
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