National Association for the Education of Young Children

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has accredited the University Early Care and Education Center’s early childhood program. This means that the University Early Care and Education center voluntarily underwent a comprehensive process of internal self-study, invited external professional review to verify compliance with NAEYC’s Criteria for High-Quality Early Childhood Programs, and been found to be in substantial compliance with the Criteria.

NAEYC is the nation’s largest organization of early childhood educators and it administers the largest and most widely recognized accreditation system for all types of early childhood programs. To learn more about NAEYC, visit the NAEYC website.

Keystone STARS

Keystone STARS is a quality improvement initiative program designed to recognize and reward child care providers who exceed state health and safety licensing requirements. Child care providers are awarded a STAR One, STAR Two, STAR Three, or STAR Four rating based on their achievement of quality performance standards in the areas of staff education, learning environment, and administration. For more information about Keystone STARS visit the Pennsylvania Early Learning Keys to Quality site or The Children’s Advisory Commission of Indiana County.

	The University Early Care & Education Center have achieved an accredited STAR Four designation.
	Ben Franklin School Age and Homer-Center School Age have achieved an STAR Four designation.
	Horace Mann and Trinity School-Age sites have all achieved a STAR Four designation.