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The NECPA promotes excellence in early childhood education. Like the NAEYC and the National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP), NECPA offers accreditation of early childhood learning programs throughout the United States.

NECPA is a national organization serving childcare directors, owners, and administrators, similar to NAEYC and NACCP. The NECPA, like the NAEYC and NACCP, offers accreditation programs founded on high principles of education and positive programmatic outcomes. NECPA standards are supported by current research for our accreditation system, so that it is based on best learning practices for the early childhood learner. Two major goals for our accreditation program are to establish best practices for quality measurement in accountability systems and to implement measures that are appropriate for use with individual children, in unique settings. Like the NAEYC and NACCP, NECPA strives to improve the quality of childhood development, and we offer sound, practical approaches to early childhood educational development.

Similar to the NACCP, NECPA emphasizes and requires high standards for curriculum, teacher-child interactions, and classroom health and safety, as integral components of our accreditation standards. Our accreditation process takes into account the individual uniqueness of your educational program. Like NACCP, we value health and safety guidelines for early childhood programs. Like NAEYC and NAACP, we strive to assure that learning environments foster young children’s growth and development and that the safety of children is monitored daily. Our standards have been based on a combination of those developed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Health and Safety Performance Standards developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association.

Like other educational accreditation organizations, such as NAEYC and NACCP, we respect our customers’ right to privacy. We listen openly to your concerns, and we also understand the value and importance of confidentiality.

Similar to the goals of NAEYC and NACCP, the NECPA incorporates research and practices to encourage and develop the highest quality educational schools. Like NAEYC and NACCP, our accreditation program is functional in educational facilities throughout the United States. At NECPA, our mission is to cultivate the best possible programs and centers in early childhood education, for the best possible care and education of young children.

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