NAEYC Accreditation, Quality Rating and Improvement Systems | National Association for the Education of Young Children

Updated, July 2010

State	Includes Child Care Centers and/or Family Child Care?	NAEYC Accreditation Recognized as an Approved National Accrediting Body?	Quality Rating and Improvement System and/or Tiered Reimbursement Program
Arizona	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
Arkansas	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System/Tiered Reimbursement Program
Colorado	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System
Connecticut	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
Delaware	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System
District of Columbia	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Florida	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
Hawaii	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
Idaho	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System
Indiana	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System
Illinois	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Iowa	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System
Kentucky	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Louisiana	Center (Class A only)	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Maine	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Maryland	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Mississippi	Centers	No	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Missouri	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
Montana	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Nebraska	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
Nevada	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
New Hampshire	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System
New Jersey	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
New Mexico	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
North Carolina	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System
Ohio	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System
Oklahoma	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Pennsylvania	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Rhode Island	Center	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System
South Carolina	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
Tennessee	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
Utah	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
Vermont	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System and Tiered Reimbursement Program
West Virginia	Both	Yes	Tiered Reimbursement Program
Wisconsin	Both	Yes	Quality Rating and Improvement System/Tiered Reimbursement Program

Note: States with quality rating and improvement systems and/or tiered reimbursement programs include other national accrediting bodies in addition to NAEYC. Please contact the state directly to receive timely and accurate information about which national accrediting bodies are accepted.

For more information, contact: policy@naeyc.org