Accreditation and Credentials
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National Association for Family Child Care
Description: This is the web site for the National Association for Family Child Care. The organization offers accreditation and benefits for members such as a newsletter and national conference.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Description: "The National Association for the Education of Young Children" (NAEYC) is the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade." This website provides resources and information for educators and parents.
National Association of Child Care Professionals
Description: The National Association of Child Care Professionals is the nation's leader among associations serving child care owners, directors, and administrators. The organization's goal is to improve, enhance and strengthen the credibility of the people who lead the child care industry by providing membership services and benefits.
National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
Description: The National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development, a division of NAEYC, was established to improve early childhood program quality through the improvement of professional preparation and training provided for individuals who care for and educate children, birth through age eight.
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Author: McDonald, Davida
Description: The purpose of this report is to provide policy
makers, key decision makers, and other interested
parties an overview of the NAEYC accreditation process
and to highlight ways in which states use NAEYC
Accreditation as a lever for improving early childhood
program quality. The report also provides recommendations
for moving policy forward to support
continuous program quality improvement and NAEYC
Accreditation.
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Comparison of Financial Incentives in State’s Quality Improvement and Rating Systems
Author: Kerr, Kristen; Mitchell, Anne
Description: This document compares the quality improvement and rating systems in 12 states and the District of Columbia. It includes specifics on each program and links to their websites.
Infant/Toddler Credential Fact Sheet
Description: The National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative broadly defines the infant/toddler credential (ITC) as “any combination of requirements (e.g., training, courses, experience) that, when considered together, translate to formal recognition of individuals that work with infants and toddlers in child care programs.” Accordingly, an ITC is a qualification that asserts that the holder has specialized knowledge, skills, and professional achievement that serve as a foundation for high quality interactions and care of infants and toddlers.
Licensing and Public Regulation of Early Childhood Programs
Description: NAEYC believes that it is the responsibility of the state and community to make certain that child care centers and providers are licensed and regulated in order to ensure the best possible care for our children.
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Child Development Associate Credential Program - CDA
Description: The Council for Professional Recognition offers a Child Development Associate Credential for family child care providers, center-based care, and home visitors.
Connecticut's Early Care & Education Workforce Report
Description: This report, prepared for the Higher Education and Workforce Advancement Committee by CT Charts-A-Course using data from the Early Childhood Professional Registry, gives you comparison data on the early childhood workforce, as well as Connecticut specific data that will profile the current workforce in our state.
Credentials for the Infant/Toddler Child Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance Tool
Description: The purpose of this paper is to offer a guide to States planning to develop or implement a system for formally recognizing the specialized knowledge and skill sets needed by infant/toddler caregivers. Examples and experiences of existing State infant/toddler credentialing systems are provided, as well as valuable insights gained from their development.
Description: The purpose of this site is to improve early childhood and school-age programs in the state of New York by providing information to professionals and those interested in the profession. The site has a career development resource guide, college and university database, training resource data base, and information on credentialing and licensure.
Author: Bornfreund, Laura (1 more by this author)
Description: The New America Foundation's Early Education Initiative has released a report that highlights problems nationwide with the licensing and preparation of teachers who work with young children in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first-, second- and third-grade classrooms. The report shows that today's system is not set up to ensure teachers in pre-kindergarten through the third grades are well-prepared to work with young children. The report also points to some promising practices worth a closer look.
Author: Bornfreund, Laura (1 more by this author)
Description: In this report, the Early Education Initiative at the New America Foundation provides a review of the state of preparation among teachers who receive a bachelor’s degree to teach young children in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and the early grades of elementary school. The report shows that today's system is not set up to ensure teachers in pre-kindergarten through the third grades are well-prepared to work with young children.
Licensing and Public Regulation of Early Childhood Programs
Description: NAEYC believes that it is the responsibility of the state and community to make certain that child care centers and providers are licensed and regulated in order to ensure the best possible care for our children.
Montana Early Care and Education Knowledge Base 2013 Edition
Description: This document is based on developmentally appropriate practice as explained in Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs: Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 (NAEYC, 2009). The competencies described in this document also align with other professional standards and guidelines for quality early childhood programming. One of the primary purposes of the Knowledge Base is to provide a basis for early care and education practitioners for their self-assessment and reflection about current knowledge, skills, and dispositions. PThe Montana Early Care and Education Knowledge Base is the foundation of Montana’s career development system and was first published in 1997, revised in 2004, 2008 and now 2013.
Montana Early Childhood Project Career Path
Description: This fact sheet describes the levels on the Montana Early Childhood Project Career Path. The Career Path is intended to promote professional development for early care and education practitioners by providing a framework for recording and recognizing experience, training, and educational accomplishments.
The Career Path covers ten levels of career development based on training, education and experience in the field. Any individual developing a plan for professional growth in early care and education can chart a course on the Career Path.
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Licensing and Public Regulation of Early Childhood Programs
Description: NAEYC believes that it is the responsibility of the state and community to make certain that child care centers and providers are licensed and regulated in order to ensure the best possible care for our children.
The Program for Infant /Toddler Care
Description: This is the Web site for The Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) (formerly caregivers). PITC conducts training for caregivers of young children. They believe that caring for infants and toddlers requires specific skills that are different from the skills needed to care for children of other ages and offer a relationship based curriculum.
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Better Teachers, Better Preschools: Student Achievement Linked to Teacher Qualifications
Author: Barnett, W. Steven (12 more by this author)
Description: This brief looks at current educational requirements for preschool teachers, reviews the evidence on the importance of professional preparation, and provides key recommendations for policy makers.
Author: McDonald, Davida
Description: The purpose of this report is to provide policy
makers, key decision makers, and other interested
parties an overview of the NAEYC accreditation process
and to highlight ways in which states use NAEYC
Accreditation as a lever for improving early childhood
program quality. The report also provides recommendations
for moving policy forward to support
continuous program quality improvement and NAEYC
Accreditation.