Omaha AEYC
Omaha Association for the Education of Young Children
NAEYC Accreditation of programs for young children represents the mark of quality in early childhood education. NAEYC Accreditation began in 1985 with the goal of providing an accrediting system that would raise the level of early childhood programs. Today, over 6,500 programs are NAEYC Accredited.
The Benefits of Accreditation
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Helps to build a stronger team of teachers, administrators, and families working together to improve quality for children.
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Improved standards for the overall program
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Recognition through NAEYC, including program listing on the NAEYC website in the Program Search section
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Announcement of program’s accreditation in the NAEYC Early Learning News weekly newsletter to programs, members, media, and others.
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Use of NAEYC Accredited logo for marketing purposes
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Attracts more families to enroll their children at program
Watch a Video on the Benefits of Accreditation
TORCH is an online community that includes the following:
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Resources to help you easily access and develop your understanding of the NAEYC Accreditation Criteria
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Tools and resources to support programs in all steps of the NAEYC Accreditation process
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A calendar indicating important NAEYC due dates
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A Help Desk through which you can submit questions to the NAEYC Accreditation Program Support Information Center
The Four Steps help programs prepare for Accreditation
Step 2: Application/Self-Assessment
Step 4: Meeting the Standards/