Who performs the accreditation process?
Schools apply to their desired accreditation organization and begin the self evaluation of their program. In Riverside, California the most common accreditation organizations are the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) or National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA). Both organizations have their own criteria which must be met and maintained in order to become and remain accredited. Parents who are looking for an accredited program in the Riverside area can search for accredited programs on both organizations websites. For NAEYC look at the Accredited programs listings http://www.NAEYC.org/accreditation/search For NECPA look at the Accredited programs page http://www.necpa.net/AcreditedPrograms.htm How important is the accreditation to parents? Tracey, from Eastvale and a mother of two children said that when she searched for a preschool in the Eastvale and Mira Loma area for her children she enrolled at the Tutor Time in Mira Loma. Tracey said th
