University Early Learning Staff Earn Re-Accreditation

The School of Education’s Early Learning Program (HUELP) is one of the first early childhood programs to earn accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals.

“The Early Learning Program is one of the nation’s first programs to be new NAEYC measures,” says Leslie Fenwick, Ph.D., School of Education dean. “The director and faculty deserve kudos for meeting all 10 standards and exceeding 6 of the 10 standards. NAEYC accreditation is certainly the hallmark for quality delivery of early learning programs.”

To earn NAEYC Accreditation in the new system, the Howard University Early Learning Program went through an extensive self-study process, measuring the program and its services against the ten new NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and more than 400 related Accreditation Criteria. The program received NAEYC Accreditation after an on-site visit by NAEYC Assessors to ensure that the program meets each of the ten NAEYC program standards. NAEYC-accredited programs are also subject to unannounced visits during their accreditation, which lasts for five years.