The National Association for Family Childcare, in collaboration with Wheelock College of Boston, Massachusetts, developed in 1994 a system of accreditation designed to promote and recognize high quality in family childcare by:
DEFINING STANDARDS of quality in the field of family childcare
HELPING PARENTS AND POLICY-MAKERS recognize high quality childcare
PROMOTING PROVIDERS' SELF-ASSESSMENT and professional development
MOTIVATING PROVIDERS to put training into practice
SERVING AS A CORNERSTONE in state development systems
Accredited Providers
Kathy Alexander (Expires 5/2009)
Lilburn, GA
Scottie Caldwell (Expires 5/2012)
Norcross, GA
Rita Medina (Expires 12/2011)
Also Georgia "Home of Merit"
Lawrenceville, GA
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Georgia Homes of Quality is a voluntary program for child care centers, family and group child care provider seeking support and recognition for increasing quality in their child care facility. Providers received an observation using nationally recognized instruments, Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition, Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition, or the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition. The scales are written by Thelma Harms, Debby Cryer and Richard M. Clifford of the FPG Child Development Institute in North Carolina.
Georgia "Homes of Distinction"
Kathy Alexander, Lilburn, GA (Expires 7/2011)
Scottie Caldwell, Norcross, GA (Expires 2/2011)
Francine Krawitz, Flowery Branch (Expires 7/2011)
Rita Medina, Lawrenceville (Expires 7/2011)
