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Accreditation

Is your child care program interested in pursuing the Three-Star rating in Oklahoma's Reaching for the Stars program? Click below or call directly those agencies your program is most interested in pursuing to find out more information about the accreditation agencies recognized by the State of Oklahoma.

  • ACSI – the Association of Christian Schools International supports institutions housed within a religious affiliated child care program (1-800-367-0798 or www.acsi.org)
  • COA – the Council on Accreditation is for licensed behavioral health programs (1-212-797-3000 or www.coanet.org)
  • NAEYC – the National Association for the Education of Young Children supports child care centers that care for children ages six weeks to school age (1-800-424-2460 or www.naeyc.org)
  • NAFCC – the National Association for Family Child Care supports only family child care homes
    (1-801-269-9338 or Toll Free 1-800-359-3817 www.nafcc.org)
  • NECPA – the National Early Childhood Program Accreditation supports child care centers that care for children ages six weeks to school age (1-800-505-9878 or www.necpa.net)
  • NSACA – the National After School Association supports programs solely responsible for school age children ages kindergarten to 15 years (1-617-298-5012 or Toll Free 1-800-617-8242 www.naaweb.org)
  • National Accreditation Commission For Early Care and Education-meets two and three Star criteria for Child Care Centers. (1-800-537-1118, www.naccp.org