National Association for
the Education of Young Children

NAEYC is the largest most widely recognized national accreditation system for early childhood providers and is the nation’s largest organization of early childhood educators. Only 8% of Early Childhood programs in the country qualify for NAEYC accreditation.

• Ten “Standards” are evaluated including:
• Relationships
• Curriculum
• Teaching
• Assessment of Child Progress
• Health
• Teachers
• Families
• Community Relationships
• Physical Environment
• Leadership and Management