Hello all,
We are in year 4 of our current accreditation and have begun getting ready for re-accreditation. At our last visit 4 years ago, we received commendations in 9 out of 10 of the areas assessed. We have only grown and improved as a program since then. As we dive into the new standards, we are becoming quite nervous. Standards that were just one in the old, are broken into 4 or 5 in the new. And while the specifics and what NAEYC is asking for in the portfolio is spelled out in an easier manner, we are more concerned with the way the new standards are broken down/their semantics. Is it that possible that a program that received commendations last visit will fail the next? I am really just looking for the feedback of others. Are we reading more into the new standards? Is anyone out there deciding to take a step back from accreditation based on these new standards? Would love to hear what others are thinking......
Thoughts??
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Janelle Montanez, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
Holliston Community Children's Center
Medway MA
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