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Through specially designed technical assistance and support, the ICF Early Education Institute™ can help your program meet accreditation standards. Achieving accreditation is essential for a high quality early childhood program. But with limited time and resources, gaining accreditation can be a considerable challenge.
Our quality assurance services can be tailored to meet programs' unique circumstances in order to attain accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the National Afterschool Association, or the National Association for Family Child Care.
 After assessing programs' needs, we will match the right services and trainers to provide on-site support at any stage of the accreditation process. An accreditation trainer assigned to a program will assist in constructing a comprehensive training plan that targets specific areas of concern to reach desired outcomes.
Our Services
ICF Early Education Institute™ can help your program meet accreditation standards and or Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) requirements. Our quality assurance services can be tailored to meet your program’s unique circumstances in order to attain accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children, National Afterschool Association, National Association for Family Child Care, or other state quality improvement systems.
A specialist assigned to your program will assist you in assessing your programs current stage of readiness. A comprehensive improvement plan and time line are developed that target specific areas of concern. Mock visits can also be provided that include a comprehensive report with areas of strengths and areas to improve.
Trainer on Retainer
A program consultant can be assigned to your program to provide on-going support—weekly, monthly, or as needed. The trainer will work side by side with the director and/or staff to provide essential coaching, training, and resources as needed.
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Provision of Support for Accreditation
In one- or two-week training sessions, our professional teams assist programs in formulating goals, developing timelines, and monitoring progress toward goal achievement. The teams also work in partnership with the director of each center to help them to evaluate their programs based on the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards, determine areas of strength and needed improvement, develop timelines, and monitor progress to goal achievement.
The ICF Early Education Institute provides on-site training and technical assistance for U.S. Air Force Child Development Programs at bases around the world to help them obtain/maintain accreditation. In the past four years, ICF has provided more than 300 weeks of accreditation training and support.
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