Imagination Plus Learning Centers in Parker is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, NAEYC. The NAEYC Accreditation system helps parents identify if a center has met stringent guidelines in the areas of safety, teacher/child relationships, facility design, and curriculum. To earn NAEYC accreditation, Imagination Plus completed a rigorous four-step review process that looked at over 400 criteria based on the latest research on education and the development of young children.
All NAEYC-accredited programs, and all programs seeking NAEYC Accreditation, must:
- Promote positive relationships for all children and adults
- Implement a curriculum that fosters all areas of child development - cognitive, emotional, language, physical, and social
- Use developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate and effective teaching approaches
- Provide ongoing assessments of child progress
- Promote the nutrition and health of children and staff
- Employ and support qualified teaching staff
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with families
- Establish and maintain relationships and use resources of the community
- Provide a safe and healthy physical environment
- Implement strong program management policies that result in high-quality service
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