Withdrawal Form
Site Visit Postponement Form

NAEYC Accreditation is voluntary and programs have the right to withdraw from the Accreditation or Renewal Process at any time. Complete and submit the Withdrawal Form to formally withdraw from the NAEYC Accreditation or Renewal Process. Information about credit vouchers is included below, when applicable.

Please select the statement that best describes your program:

My program has completed Step 1: Enrollment by submitting an Enrollment Form

No formal withdrawal is necessary. Programs that do not pay the Enrollment Maintenance fee will lose their status as a program enrolled in NAEYC Accreditation. If a program that loses its enrolled status wishes to pursue NAEYC Accreditation in the future, it must submit a new Enrollment form and fee. The enrollment fee and Enrollment Maintenance fee is non-refundable.

My program is an Applicant (Step 2) but does not plan to submit Candidacy Materials on the Candidacy due date selected within the Application.

The program must submit the Withdrawal Form to formally withdraw the Application. Failure to submit Candidacy Materials on or before the selected Candidacy due date results in an automatic withdrawal of the program’s Application. The application fee is non-refundable. If a program exits from the Accreditation process, the program will remain in enrolled status for one year. After that year, the program is required to submit the Enrollment Maintenance fee to retain its status as a program Enrolled in NAEYC Accreditation. If the program wants to move forward in the process, it must submit a new Application (Step 2), pay a new application fee, and select a new Candidacy due date.

My program has submitted Candidacy Materials and is currently awaiting a Candidacy decision.

The program must submit the Withdrawal Form to formally withdraw the Candidacy Materials. Upon cancellation of the site visit and withdrawal from the accreditation process, the program may be eligible to receive a credit voucher for a portion of the Candidacy fee. If a program exits from the Accreditation process, the program will remain in enrolled status for one year. After that year, the program is required to submit the Enrollment Maintenance fee to retain its status as a program Enrolled in NAEYC Accreditation. If the program wants to move forward in the process, it must submit a new Application (Step 2), pay a new application fee, and select a new Candidacy due date.

My program has been accepted as a Candidate (Step 3) and is awaiting a site visit.

My program wishes to cancel the site visit:

The program must submit the Withdrawal Form to cancel the site visit and formally withdraw from the Accreditation process. Upon cancellation of the site visit and withdrawal from the accreditation process, the program may be eligible to receive a credit voucher for a portion of the Candidacy fee. If a program exits from the Accreditation process, the program will remain in enrolled status for one year. After that year, the program is required to submit the Enrollment Maintenance fee to retain its status as a program Enrolled in NAEYC Accreditation. If the program wants to move forward in the process, it must submit a new Application (Step 2), pay a new application fee, and select a new Candidacy due date.

My program wishes to postpone the site visit:

A program that is currently serving children and has received notification of a 15-day window in which the site visit will occur, may submit the Site Visit Postponement Form to postpone the scheduling of a site visit for up to one calendar month. A program may not postpone the site visit on the day of the site visit. Programs postponing the site visit will be assessed a fee of $1,500. If the scheduling of a site visit is postponed, NAEYC is no longer bound to provide a site visit within six months of the Candidacy due date.

My program has submitted the Intent to Renew but does not plan to submit Renewal Materials on the Renewal Materials due date.

The program must submit the Withdrawal Form to formally withdraw the Intent to Renew. Failure to submit the Renewal Materials on or before the selected Renewal Materials due date results in an automatic withdrawal of the program’s Intent to Renew. NAEYC Accreditation will expire at the end of the program’s current term of NAEYC Accreditation, as noted on the NAEYC Accreditation Certificate. The Intent to Renew fee is non-refundable. If the program would like to pursue a new term of NAEYC Accreditation through the Renewal process, it must submit a new Intent to Renew form within one year of the expiration of NAEYC Accreditation. If a program does not submit a new Intent to Renew within one year of its Valid Until Date, it must successfully complete the four step NAEYC Accreditation process for programs seeking initial accreditation to regain its status as an NAEYC Accredited program.

My program has submitted Renewal Materials and is currently awaiting a Renewal Materials decision.

The program must submit the Withdrawal Form to formally withdraw the Renewal Materials. NAEYC Accreditation will expire at the end of the program’s current term of NAEYC Accreditation, as noted on the NAEYC Accreditation Certificate. Upon cancellation of the site visit and withdrawal from the Renewal process, the program may be eligible to receive a credit voucher for a portion of the Renewal Materials fee. If the program would like to pursue a new term of NAEYC Accreditation through the Renewal process, it must submit a new Intent to Renew form within one year of the expiration of NAEYC Accreditation. If a program does not submit a new Intent to Renew within one year of its Valid Until Date, it must successfully complete the four step NAEYC Accreditation process for programs seeking initial accreditation to regain its status as an NAEYC Accredited program.

My program’s Renewal Materials were approved and are awaiting a site visit for Renewal.

My program wishes to cancel the site visit:

The program must submit the Withdrawal Form to cancel the site visit and formally withdraw from the Renewal process. NAEYC Accreditation will expire at the end of the program’s current term of NAEYC Accreditation, as noted on the NAEYC Accreditation Certificate. Upon cancellation of the site visit and withdrawal from the Renewal process, the program may be eligible to receive a credit voucher for a portion of the Renewal Materials fee. If the program would like to pursue a new term of NAEYC Accreditation through the Renewal process, it must submit a new Intent to Renew form within one year of the expiration of NAEYC Accreditation. If a program does not submit a new Intent to Renew within one year of its Valid Until Date, it must successfully complete the four step NAEYC Accreditation process for programs seeking initial accreditation to regain its status as an NAEYC Accredited program.

My program wishes to postpone the site visit:

A program that is currently serving children, and has received notification of a 15-day window in which the site visit will occur, may submit the Site Visit Postponement Form to postpone the scheduling of a site visit for up to one calendar month. A program may not postpone the site visit on the day of the site visit. Programs postponing the site visit will be assessed a fee of $1,500. If the scheduling of a site visit is postponed, the program’s accreditation status may expire and NAEYC is no longer bound to provide a site visit within six months of the Renewal Materials due date.