NAEYC Chart: States With Tiered Reimbursement Policies Linked to Accreditation Systems
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States with Tiered Reimbursement Programs Linked to Accreditation*
State |
Child Care Centers and/or Family Child Care? |
Accreditation Systems** Approved for Higher Reimbursement |
Arizona |
Both |
NAEYC, AMS, ASCI, COA, NAC, NACECPP, NAFCC |
Arkansas |
Both |
NAEYC, Arkansas Early Childhood Accreditation/Quality Approval Status, NAFCC |
Connecticut |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAFCC |
Delaware |
Both |
NAEYC |
District of Columbia |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAFCC |
Florida |
Both |
NAEYC, ACSI, COA, NAC, NACECPP, NECPA, NAFCC, and others |
Hawaii |
Both |
NAEYC, NECPA, NAFCC |
Illinois |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAC, NECPA, NAFCC |
Kentucky |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NACEPP , NECPA, SACS, NAFCC |
Maine |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAFCC |
Maryland |
Both |
NAEYC, AMI, AMS, CES-MSE, COA, MSDE NECPA, NAFCC |
Mississippi |
Centers |
NAEYC |
Missouri |
Both |
NAEYC, CARF, COA, Missouri Center for Accreditation System, NECPA, NAFCC |
Montana |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAFCC |
Nebraska |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAFCC |
Nevada |
Both |
NAEYC, NAFCC |
New Hampshire |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAFCC |
New Jersey |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NECPA, NAFCC |
New Mexico |
Both |
NAEYC, ASCI, COA, ICAA, NAC, NECPA, NAFCC |
Oklahoma |
Both |
NAEYC, ASCI, COA, NECPA, NAFCC |
Pennsylvania |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NECPA, NAFCC |
South Carolina |
Both |
NAEYC, NAFCC |
Tennessee |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAC, NAFCC |
Utah |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NECPA, NAFCC |
Vermont |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NECPA, NAFCC |
West Virginia |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAFCC |
Wisconsin |
Both |
NAEYC, Madison Accreditation, NAFCC |
*As of January 2012
**Key to Accreditation Systems
ACSI = Association for Christian Schools International
AMI = American Montessori Internationale
AMS = American Montessori Society
CARF = Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
CES-MSE = Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools – Early Ages
COA = Council of Accreditation for Services to Families and Children
FACCM = Florida Association for Child Care Management
ICAA = International Christian Accreditation Association
MSDE = Maryland State Department of Education Accreditation
NAC = National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs
NACECPP = National Accreditation Council for Early Childhood Professional Personnel and Programs
NAEYC = Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation, National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAFCC = National Association for Family Child Care
NECPA = National Early Childhood Program Accreditation
SACS = Southern Association of Colleges and Universities
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children—NAEYC Chart: States with Tiered Reimbursement Programs