NAEYC Chart: States Policies on NAEYC Accreditation and Qualtiy Rating and Improvement Systems
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States with Quality Rating and Improvement Systems*
State |
QRIS Name |
Date Started |
Child Care Centers and/or Family Child Care? |
Accreditation Systems Approved** |
Better Beginnings |
2010 |
Both |
NAEYC, CARF, COA, NAFCC |
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Qualistar |
2000 |
Both |
NAEYC, ASCI, CQLPD, NAFCC |
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Delaware Stars for Early Success |
2007 |
Both |
NAEYC |
|
District of Columbia |
Going for the Gold |
2000 |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAFCC |
Quality Rated |
2012 |
Both |
NAEYC, AMI, ASCI, COA, NAC, NECPA, NLSA, SAC, NAFCC |
|
IdahoStars |
2010 |
Both |
NAEYC, NAFCC |
|
Quality Counts |
2009 |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAC, NECPA, NAFCC |
|
Paths to Quality |
2008 |
Both |
NAEYC, ASCI , COA, NECPA, NAFCC |
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Iowa Child Care Quality Rating System |
2006 |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAFCC |
|
STARS for KIDS NOW Child Care Rating System |
2001 |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, SACS, NAFCC |
|
Quality Start |
2007 |
Centers |
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Quality for ME |
2008 |
Both |
NAEYC, COA,NAFCC |
|
Maryland EXCELS |
2001 |
Both |
NAEYC, AMI, AMS, CES-MSE, COA, MSDE NECPA, NAFCC |
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Massachusetts Quality Rating and Improvement System |
2011 |
Both |
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Mississippi Child Care Quality Step Program |
2010 |
Centers |
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Best Beginnings STARS to Quality Program |
2002 |
Both |
NAEYC, NAFCC |
|
Licensed Plus |
2006 |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAFCC |
|
Look for the Stars |
1999 |
Both |
NAEYC, ASCI, COA, ICAA, NAC, NECPA, NAFCC |
|
North Carolina Star-Rated License |
1999 |
Both |
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Step Up to Quality |
2004 |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAC, NECPA, NAFCC |
|
Reaching for the Stars |
1998 |
Both |
NAEYC, ASCI, COA, NECPA, NAFCC |
|
Keystone STARS |
2002 |
Centers and large family child care homes |
NAEYC, COA, NECPA, NAFCC |
|
BrightStars |
2009 |
Both |
NAEYC, AMS, APPLE, ASCI, COA, NAC, NECPA, NAFCC |
|
Star-Quality Child Care Program |
2001 |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NAC, NAFCC |
|
STARS (Step Ahead Recognition System) for Child Care Programs |
2003 |
Both |
NAEYC, COA, NECPA, NAFCC |
|
YoungStar |
2010 |
NAEYC, CM, COA, NAC, SAT, NAFCC |
*As of January 2012
**Key to Accreditation Systems
ACSI = Association for Christian Schools International
AMI = American Montessori Internationale
AMS = American Montessori Society
APPLE = Accredited Professional Preschool Learning Environment
CARF = Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities: Child and Youth Services Standards
CES-MSE = Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools—Early Ages
CM = City of Madison
COA = Council of Accreditation for Services to Families and Children
CQLPD = Council on Quality and Leadership for People with Disabilities
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
NLSA = National Lutheran School Accreditation
SACS = Southern Association of Colleges and Universities
SAT = Satellite Accreditation
***Some alignment exists between state QRIS standards and NAEYC Accreditation criteria.
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children—NAEYC Chart: States with Tiered Reimbursement Programs