Registered AFPs receive the following support:
- Connect to Early Childhood Programs in Your Area. Be listed as a local support for early childhood programs in your area through the NAEYC Website.
- AFP Online Community. Access to this online community allows AFPs to share ideas and discuss various facilitation strategies. Registration is automatic for projects that are registered on the AFP Online Database. For others to request membership, contact Alison Pepper at apepper@naeyc.org.
- Discounted Self-Study Kit. Self-Study Kits are available to AFPs and others that facilitate NAEYC Accreditation through the submission of the Individual Purchaser Self-Study Kit Order Form. The Self-Study Kit is available at the discounted rate of $250 (originally $395) if the registered AFP meets one of the following requirements:
- The AFP is funded by public money and works with 10 or more programs OR
- The AFP is funded by a private entity to provide facilitation services to 10 or more programs that are not part of the same corporate structure.
- Monthly conference calls facilitated by Alison Pepper, Senior Director of Accreditation Program Support, are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 2:00-3:00pm EST. Calls are free to all registered AFPs.
- Face-to-Face Meetings at the NAEYC Annual Conference and Exposition and the National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
AFPs that have questions about the NAEYC accreditation process or criteria should contact Accreditation Program Support to connect with an Information Coordinator. Read more about how to register your AFP.
