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The fees are spread out over the entire accreditation process, so that you can more easily build the costs into your annual budgets. There are two fees in the entry stage of the new process: one for Enrollment in Self-Study, and another when your program files an Application for Accreditation (indicating that you will complete the self-assessment process within a specified time frame.) A third fee is due when your program applies to Become a Candidate. Programs that earn NAEYC Accreditation pay Annual Report fees with each of the four reports they file over the five-year term.
| Level 1 (10 to 60 children) |
Level 2 (61 to 120 children) |
Level 3 (121 to 240 children) |
Level 4 (241 to 360 children*) |
Every additional 120 children | |
| Step 1 Enrollment |
$425 | $525 | $650 | $775 | Add $100 |
| Step 2 Application |
$200 | $275 | $350 | $425 | Add $75 |
| Steps 3 & 4 Candidacy / Onsite Visit (paid at candidacy) |
$650 | $775 | $950 | $1,150 | add $100 |
| Annual Report | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | add $100 |
| *Additional fees will be incurred if verifications visits are required following a deferral or in response to questions regarding the program’s maintenance of their accreditation status. The verification visit fee is the same as the fee for Candidacy/On-site visit. The second review fee ranges from $200 for a Level 1 to $275 for a Level 4. This fee is applicable if a program is denied candidacy and wishes to submit for a second review. | |||||
| *The fee for canceling or rescheduling an on-site visit is $250 | |||||
In August 2004 NAEYC announced an increase in fees for NAEYC accreditation. Increased fees are needed to strengthen the reliability and integrity of the system, and ensure that all programs receive prompt and efficient service. Since we launched accreditation in 1985, program fees have never fully covered NAEYC's costs for operating the accreditation system, with the annual loss increasing in recent years. In fact, in fiscal year 2004, accreditation operations expenses exceeded income by $1.8 million. The new fee structure narrows this gap, but still requires NAEYC to continue to support the costs of the system.
The fees have been carefully considered to ensure that the increases are fairly balanced among all types of programs. (For example, in a program with 90 children, the total increase in fees will equal approximately $3.10 per child per year.)
