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ERIC Number: EJ520463
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-0728
NAEYC Accreditation: The First Decade of NAEYC Accreditation: Growth and Impact on the Field.
Bredekamp, Sue; Glowacki, Stephanie
Young Children, v51 n3 p38-44 Mar 1996
Describes development of NAEYC accreditation and offers a description of the process. Highlights the effects of accreditation and discusses its future. Notes that accreditation provides opportunities and motivation for valuable professional development, and that quality control is the greatest challenge faced by accreditation efforts. Notes opportunities for future growth and increased importance of accreditation efforts. (JW)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Caregiver Role, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Institutional Evaluation, Professional Development, Quality Control, Standards, Young Children
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers: National Association Educ of Young Children