New Guide to NAA Accreditation Released

In October, NAA released a revised and reformatted Guide to NAA Accreditation.

The publication, packaged in a new binder format, reflects the many changes in NAA's Accreditation processes and procedures and provides afterschool professionals with an overview of how the entire ARQ system works-from self-study to submitting a letter of intent to completing the application to the Endorsement Visit to the Accreditation decision. What's more, the Guide will include all the forms you need to complete prior to and following an Endorsement Visit. The Guide is available for individual sale ($40 per copy; discounts available on multiple copy purchases) and replaces the current Guide in Step 3 of the Seven-Step Accreditation process. To help cover costs, NAA increased the price of the following Accreditation bundles:

• Step 3 of the Seven-Step Accreditation process- which also includes the Impact Quality Kit-from $115 to $140.
  
  
• The Junior Kit-which also includes a copy of the NAA Standards For Quality School-Age Care, five Team Member Manuals, and the ASQ Video (now in DVD format)-from $100 to $135. NAA renamed the kit "The Re-Accreditation Kit." Accredited programs are required to purchase the kit prior to submitting an application for Re-Accreditation.