The Accreditation Facilitation Project publishes documents, forms, and technical assistance papers to assist programs in the NAEYC Accreditation process. Each of the documents is explained below. We welcome your feedback and ideas for future resources!
Action Planning for NAEYC Accreditation
Making progress in the NAEYC Accreditation process means using many resources in your program improvement efforts. These tips will move your accreditation process forward! Click here for more info.
Timeline for Initial NAEYC Accreditation
This timeline was developed by the CT Accreditation Facilitation Project to assist programs to plan their journey through the four steps of NAEYC Accreditation. It is intended to outline some of the major tasks of the process. Click here the timeline.
Timeline for NAEYC Accreditation Renewal
Programs seeking to renew their NAEYC Accreditation will find this outline helpful in identifying tasks and events in the renewal process. This timeline overlaps with the timeline for initial accreditation, helping programs to seamlessly transition their work during their first accreditation experience into an on-going process of improvement, leading to the renewal of NAEYC Accreditation. Click here for the renewal timeline.
Program Improvement Planning in Early Childhood Settings: A Planning Guide
Effective program improvement efforts are based on well-formulated, written action plans that include goals, action steps, person responsible, timeframes and resources. This planning guide is designed to affirm the reasons for a plan, identify the steps to making one, and offer sample templates for getting started. Click here for the Planning Guide.
NAEYC Accreditation Portfolio Review Form
Providing constructive feedback on the compilation of evidence in the NAEYC Accreditation program and classroom portfolios can help teachers and administrators refine their evidence and identify opportunities for program improvement. This form offers a succinct way to record feedback from a colleague, administrator, facilitator or other stakeholder in your program. Click here for the portfolio review form.
Meeting Connecticut’s Accreditation Requirement for State Funded Early Childhood Programs through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
A program receiving state funding is allowed three years from the date funding is received to meet the state’s accreditation requirements. This means that the program must achieve NAEYC Accreditation or Head Start approval prior to the third anniversary of funding. This document offers guidance to non-accredited state funded programs on how to meet the NAEYC Accreditation requirement within the three year time period detailed in General Policy B-05.
Click here for the guidance document.
Click here for more information on Grants and Subsides for early care and education programs.
Model Interagency Agreement: for use between school districts and early childhood programs
This “model interagency agreement” was developed from a template originally created between the State Department of Education Early Childhood Special Education Program (IDEA 619) and the Region 1 Office of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specific to the Head Start Programs in Connecticut. The original model interagency agreement was developed to provide a framework for conversation and ultimately collaborative agreement between Head Start and Early Childhood Special Education programs specific to serving young children with disabilities receiving special education and related services. The template has been revised to present a number of considerations in various areas that community early childhood programs and public schools can use to establish dialogue and ultimately collaborative agreements regarding services and supports to young children with disabilities. Click here to see the model agreement.