The Children’s Center of Oswego, located on the SUNY Oswego campus, recently earned its National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation.
The program was recognized among the top in the nation by earning this accreditation from the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children.
NAEYC accreditation is a rigorous and transformative quality-improvement system that uses a set of 10 research-based standards to collaborate with early education programs to recognize and drive quality-improvement in high-quality early learning environments. The center's staff and board of directors are proud to have earned the mark of quality from NAEYC, and to be recognized for their commitment to reaching the highest professional standards.
To earn NAEYC accreditation, the Children’s Center received an on-site visit by NAEYC assessors to verify and ensure that the program met each of the 10 program standards, and hundreds of corresponding individual criteria.
In the 30 years since NAEYC accreditation was established, it has become a widely recognized sign of high-quality early childhood education. More than 6,000 programs are currently accredited by NAEYC; fewer than 10 percent of all child care centers, preschools and kindergartens nationally achieve this recognition.
“NAEYC-Accredited programs have committed to a process that takes time, energy and dedication to complete” said Alissa Mwenelupembe, senior director of early learning program accreditation for NAEYC. “The Children’s Center has demonstrated their commitment to young children and their families.”
The Children's Center has provided high-quality child care since 1970 on the SUNY Oswego campus for those aged 18 months up through preschool age. The center is a non-profit organization governed by a board of directors. Scholarships are available for college students needing child care on what is already a cost-effective option.
The center also is licensed by the New York State Department of Social Services and is an agency of the United Way.
For more information on the Children’s Center, call 315-312-2587, email daycare@oswego.edu or visit oswego.edu/childrens-center.