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Facts In Action
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Massachusetts
Leads Nation in Accreditation
- As
of February 2001, Massachusetts has the highest percentage (31.6%)
of regulated centers accredited by the National Association for
the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) in the country. Nationwide,
only 10.4% of centers are NAEYC accredited.
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percentages of NAEYC accredited centers in other New England states
are: 1.9% in Maine, 19.5% in Connecticut, 5.3% in New Hampshire;
9.1% in Vermont, and 13.5% in Rhode Island.
Source:
2001 Child Care Center Licensing Study, The Children's Foundation,
Washington DC.
For
more information:
contact The Children's Foundation, c/o National Child Care Advocacy
Program, 725 15th Street, NW, Suite 505, Washington,
DC 20005-2109, email info@childrensfoundation.net,
or go on-line at www.childrensfoundation.net.Editor's Note: this url is no longer active.
Facts in Action, December 2001
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