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Important Accreditation News
The Future of NAA’s Role in Program Accreditation
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Help us create a Code of Ethics for the Afterschool field
NAA has developed a draft Code of Ethics for professionals working in the afterschool field and we need your help to finalize it. An email survey will be sent to all NAA members at the end of April asking for feedback on the draft document.
Click here to review the draft of the NAA Code of Ethics

DODD HONORS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF NAA CONFERENCE
Sen.Chris Dodd (D-CT) today congratulated members of NAA for their twenty years of dedication to creating safe and engaging afterschool environments for America’s children.
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We are pleased to announce that new products have been added to the Afterschool Investments website:

The Afterschool Investments project, a Child Care Bureau-supported initiative, provides technical assistance to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) grantees and other state and local leaders to support afterschool efforts. The Finance Project manages the Afterschool Investments project and has developed the following new resources:

• Using Quality Rating Systems to Promote Quality in Afterschool Programs
• School-Age Children in Regulated Family Child Care Settings
• Building Professional Development Systems for the Afterschool Field
• State Child Care Subsidy Administration Policies for School-Age Care

Using Quality Rating Systems to Promote Quality in Afterschool Programs
Executive Summary (pdf)
Most tiered quality ratings systems were designed with early care providers in mind, but are readily adaptable to providers that care for school-age children. For those roviders who only serve school-age children, adapting the ratings systems is more challenging. This brief outlines issues in adapting tiered quality ratings for those caring for school-age children; offers suggestions for adaptations; and provides examples of innovative solutions that states are proposing. This publication is available at: nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/qrs_afterschool.pdf

School-Age Children in Regulated Family Child Care Settings
This publication explores the role of licensed family child care providers in caring for school-age children. It outlines steps that states can take to better support these providers in serving school-age or mixed-age groups and addresses information gaps in the field where further research is needed. This publication is available at: nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/family_childcare.pdf

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