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 | OUR MISSION
The mission of the LSU Child Care Center is to provide a high quality model of an early childhood care and education program for children six weeks of age through prekindergarten for the LSU community.
Standards/Goals/Accreditation
The LSU Child Care Center uses parent-teacher conferences as an effective means to update parents on their child’s progress and to discuss any areas of concern teachers or parents may have related to the child. This is a time to exchange information and set goals as well as report on the child’s life at LSU Child Care Center. These conferences are key ingredients to the level of quality provided.
The LSU Child Care Center uses the standards and goals defined by the Louisiana Department of Social Services and the Louisiana Department of Education as measures of developmental and academic success. These program standards are reviewed at each parent-teacher conference. Parent conferences are scheduled twice per year, in the Fall and Spring. Both parents are encouraged to attend.
DOWNLOAD the Louisiana Program Standards for Children ages Birth through Three
DOWNLOAD the Louisiana Program Standards for Four-Year-Olds, Bulletin 105
Accreditation (NAEYC torch inserted as a graphic in this section)
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) administers the nation’s largest and most widely recognized accreditation system for child care centers, preschools, kindergartens and other early childhood education programs. Since it was created in 1985, this voluntary accreditation system has helped thousands of programs improve, and helped millions of children and their families benefit from high-quality early education. Today, NAEYC Accreditation is the mark of quality for programs serving young children. The LSU Child Care Center was awarded NAEYC Accreditation on July 31, 2006.
NAEYC Accreditation (posted 8/06)
The Louisiana State University Child Care Center has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children – the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals.
“We’re proud to be accredited by NAEYC, and recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest professional standards,” said Michelle DeMeulenaere, Director of the LSU Child Care Center. “NAEYC Accreditation lets families in our community know that children in our program are getting the best care and early learning experiences.” The LSU Child Care center opened its doors in May of 2004. The mission of the LSU Child Care Center is to offer a high quality child care program to students, staff and faculty while serving as a resource for the community, state and nation.
More than 11,000 early childhood programs – serving over one million young children – are currently accredited by NAEYC. “In recent years, we’ve seen a growing number of child care and preschool programs earning NAEYC Accreditation, said Mark Ginsberg, Ph.D., executive director of NAEYC. “By earning accreditation, the LSU Child Care Center has become a leader in a national effort to raise the quality of early childhood education, and to help give all children a better start.”
Responding to the growth of the system, in 1999 the NAEYC Governing Board appointed a National Commission on Accreditation Reinvention to conduct a comprehensive review of NAEYC’c Accreditation system. Building on their work, NAEYC is making many changes to increase the reliability and accountability of the accreditation system and promote higher program quality. In April 2005, the NAEYC Governing Board Approved Early Childhood Program Standards and Accreditation Criteria, which will be used in the future to assess whether programs receive accreditation.
NAEYC created its accreditation program in 1985 to set professional standards for early childhood education, and to help families identify high-quality child care and early education programs. To earn NAEYC’s accreditation, a program conducts a self-study to determine how well it meets the standards. After necessary improvements are made, the program is observed by independent, professional validates, and then reviewed by a national panel. Programs are accredited by NAEYC for a five-year period. |
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