ROCK HILL—The York Technical College Child Development Center has been reaccredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)—the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals.

“We’re proud to have earned the mark of quality from NAEYC, and to be recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest professional standards,” said John Hayes, director of the Child Development Center. “NAEYC Accreditation lets families in our community know that children in our program are getting the best care and early learning experiences possible.” The Child Development Center was opened in August of 1989 and has been accredited by NAEYC since 1990. The mission of the Child Development Center is to provide quality, developmentally appropriate child development services for children—infants through pre-school. It strives to serve York Technical College students, faculty, staff and the community at large; to be a model setting for child study and teaching practices; to offer guidance and mentoring for York Technical College students regarding their study of young children in a laboratory environment.

To earn NAEYC Accreditation in the new system, the Child Development Center at York Tech went through an extensive self-study process, measuring the program and its services against the 10 new NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and more than 400 related Accreditation Criteria. The program received NAEYC Accreditation after an on-site visit by NAEYC Assessors to ensure that the program meets each of the 10 NAEYC program standards.  NAEYC-accredited programs are also subject to unannounced visits during their accreditation, which lasts for five years.

In the 20 years since NAEYC Accreditation was established, it has become a widely recognized sign of high-quality early childhood education.

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