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Iniciativas Para el Mejoramiento de Calidad y Acreditación

Programas y servicios disponibles para ayudar con programas comprometidos para mejorar la calidad del cuidado de niños.
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El Arizona Self-Study Project (ASSP) es un proyecto estatal emocionante para programas de cuidado de niños y educación comprometidos para mejorar la calidad del cuidado para los niños en Arizona. ASSP asiste a programas a que integren practicas de calidad apropiadas para el desarrollo de manera que cumplan con las necesidades de todos los niños.
 
Por medio de ASSP, cada programa de cuidado a temprana edad y educación evalúa sus fuerzas y las áreas que necesitan mejorar usando materiales de auto-estudio.  Cada programa identifica áreas de cambio y crea metas especificas para el programa basadas en los resultados de su propia evaluación.  Asistencia será proveída tan pronto como los programas sigan acreditación nacional. El ASSP esta patrocinado por la Administración de Seguridad Económica de Arizona para el Cuidado de Niños.

El Proyecto Arizona Self Study actualmente no está tomando ninguna nueva aplicación.  Los proveedores que actualmente están en el Proyecto seguiran completando su proyecto de dos años.
 
Child & Family Resources, Inc. proporciona servicios de Arizona Self-Study Project en: los condados de Apache, Coconino, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai, y de Yuma.  Para más información o para participar favor de contactar a Bonnie Simmons, Directora  del Programa al 1.520.320.4036 o por correo electrónico a bsimmons@cfraz.org.

Easter Seals Blake Foundation proporciona servicios de Arizona Self-Study Project en: los condados de Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, y de Santa Cruz, para mas información o para participar favor de contactar a Renee Hartje, Gerente del Programa, al 1.520.419.7875 o por correo electrónico a rhartje@blake.easterseals.com o Lisa Ortiz, Especialista de Acreditación, al 1.520.405.1532 o por correo electrónico a lortiz@blake.easterseals.com.

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Quality First - un programa distintivo de First Things First – se asocia con proveedores/as de cuidado de niños y pre-escolares por todo Arizona para mejorar la calidad de aprendizaje a temprana edad de niños desde el nacimiento hasta los 5 años de edad. Quality First ha establecido una norma estatal de calidad para programas de cuidado a temprana edad y educación y provee fondos hacia mejoramientos de calidad que con investigación se ha comprobado que ayudan a niños desarrollarse. Esto incluye entrenamientos para maestros para que expandan sus habilidades trabajando con niños pequeños y liderando para ayudar a que los programas proporcionen un ambiente de aprendizaje que nutra el desarrollo emocional, lingual, y cognitivo de cada niño.
 
First Things First lanzó a Quality First para que se asocie con programas de cuidado de niños y preescolares a través de todo el estado para mejorar la calidad de aprendizaje a temprana edad en Arizona. Quality First provee a cada programa inscrito con entrenamiento y fondos, y el líder y el personal del programa proporcionaran la dedicación y trabajo duro.
 
La calidad de cada programa está evaluada usando herramientas validas y de confianza que se enfocan en lo que investigaciones muestran que son los componentes fundamentales de cuidado a temprana edad de calidad, incluyendo la interacción entre adulto y niño, ambientes de aprendizaje y las cualidades del personal. Basado en estos análisis, cada programa se le da una Calificación de Estrellas de Primera Calidad, que van de 1 a 5 estrellas. Para más información, por favor visite www.qualityfirst.com.

​Programas de Acreditación para Centros de Cuidado de Niños  
​Aprobados por Arizona

​Los estándares de acreditación usualmente son más altos que las regulaciones para las licencias.  Programas para el cuidado de niños pueden voluntariamente acreditarse, no es requerido por la ley del Estado.  Un número de organizaciones han desarrollado sistemas de acreditación para reconocer programas de cuidado y educación temprana que generalmente cumplen con más de los estándares requeridos por las regulaciones del Estado. Lo siguiente es una lista de sistemas nacionales de acreditación para programas de cuidado y educación temprana en Arizona.
National Association for theEducation of Young Children (NAEYC)
1509 16th Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-1426
(202) 232-8777 or (800) 424-2460
www.naeyc.org  

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
461 Plaza Drive, Suite C
Dunedin, FL 34698
(727) 734-7096
www.acsi.org  

Council on Accreditation (COA)
45 Broadway, 29th Floor
New York, NY 
(212) 797-3000
www.coanet.org  

American Montessori Internationale (AMI/USA)
410 Alexander Street 
Rochester, NY 14607-1028
(800) 872-2643
www.montessori-ami.org 

Association for Early Learning Leaders (AELL)
8000 Centre Park Drive STE. 170
Austin, TX  78754
(512) 301-5557
www.earlylearningleaders.org  

National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)
Merrifield, VA
(855) 706-3272
www.necpa.net  
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National Accreditation Commission (NAC)
Austin, TX
(800) 537-1118
www.earlylearningleaders.org
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American Montessori Society (AMS)
116 East 16th Street
New York, NY 10003-2163
(212) 358-1250
www.amshq.org/ ​

Programas de Acreditación para Hogares para el Cuidado de Niños
​Aprobados por Arizona

National Association of Family ChildCare (NAFCC)
5202 Pinemont Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 269-9338
www.nafcc.org 
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Council for Professional Recognition(CDA)
2460 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009-3547
(800) 424-4310 or (202) 265-9090
www.cdacouncil.org/ ​
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