ECE Standards for Accreditation
Standards for Accreditation of Seventh-day Adventist Early Childhood Education Programs, is the basis for the evaluation and accreditation of all early childhood programs (ECPs) in the North American Division.
The Seventh-day Adventist early childhood programs offer opportunities for children birth to five years of age to extend their learning experience, before formal schooling, in a developmentally appropriate environment. Based on age, levels of development, and learning styles, such an environment fosters natural curiosity and stimulates cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual growth. Standards which serve as the foundation of best practices of caring for and educating young children serve as the standards of the evaluation and accreditation process.
This instrument is the basis for the self-study. The instrument contains instructions and details the responsibilities for those persons and teams involved in the evaluation process and for completing the self-study. The completed self-study instrument becomes the Self-study Report.