Indiana Accreditation Support Project
Indiana Accreditation Support Project
The Indiana Accreditation Support Project provides financial resources to early care and education facilities that are enrolled in Paths to QUALITY™, Indiana’s early care and education Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).
Who Benefits from National Accreditation?
Who Benefits from National Accreditation?
Children
Young children in accredited programs receive nurturing care in a safe, healthy environment. Children participate in enriching educational activities with resources most appropriate for their age, development and individual needs.
Families
Accreditation helps families choose an educational environment for their children they can be confident is responsive, safe, and stimulating.
Employers
Accredited programs provide consistent, high- quality settings that directly improve employee attendance, morale and productivity.
Communities
By offering exceptionally high-quality early care and education, accredited programs help to strengthen families, build more vibrant neighborhoods and create stronger communities.
Find the Accrediting Body That Fits Your Program
Find the Accrediting Body That Fits Your Program
Please note that financial scholarships are only currently offered for NAEYC, NAFCC, NECPA, ACSI, and COA.
Who Benefits from National Accreditation?
Find the Accrediting Body That Fits Your Program
Please note that financial scholarships are only currently offered for NAEYC, NAFCC, NECPA, ACSI, and COA.
Accreditation Financial Assistance
Accreditation Financial Assistance
The Indiana Accreditation Project offers financial assistance to early care and education programs enrolled in Paths to QUALITY™ that are pursuing national accreditation. This support helps programs reach the highest level of quality by covering key costs associated with the accreditation process. Achieving accreditation benefits children, families, employers, and communities by ensuring safe, nurturing, and high-quality learning environments. Explore eligible accrediting bodies and take the next step toward excellence in early childhood education.
Accrediting Bodies:
Accrediting Bodies:
Accreditation Decision & Process
National accreditation is a BIG step! There are so many questions that choosing the right accrediting body can be overwhelming. Which one is right for my facility? How long does it take? Am I eligible? What do I need to do next? This page is designed to help you answer these and many other questions!
Now that you have decided for which accrediting body your facility is eligible, it is important to consider your timeline for accreditation and find an accrediting body that make it possible for you to meet your goals. The table below gives you an overview of the steps to accreditation and time average amount of time it takes a professional or facility to become accredited by each accrediting body.
One of the most important factors to consider when choosing an accrediting body and defining your timeline is education and training requirements. Below you will find a table that provides an overview to the education, training, and experience requirements for each accrediting body. Find the row with that aligns with your education level and follow it across to see what accreditation options best fit you!
Remember if you need more education to become accredited, TEACH Early Childhood Indiana® provides scholarships to many of the higher education and technical institutions in Indiana.
Documentation in the form of policies, forms, and pictures, are the best way for you to tell the story of your unique facility to any accrediting body. So, there is A LOT to gather. The table below gives you an overview of the type of documentation that you will need to access for each of the accrediting bodies.
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