Quality Standards for NAFCC Accreditation What does NAFCC Accreditation do for providers, families, and communities? DEFINES STANDARDS of quality for the field of family child care HELPS PARENTS AND POLICY-MAKERS recognize high quality family child care PROMOTES PROVIDERS' SELF-ASSESSMENT and professional development MOTIVATES PROVIDERS to put training into practice SERVES AS A CORNERSTONE in state professional development Required Documentation Providers and co-providers are required to submit the following documentation: 1. A copy of the highest level of license/registration/certification available for the program. 2. A health assessment within 2 years of when the request for observation visit documentation is complete. The NAFCC Family Child Care Health Assessment form is completed and signed by a health care professional. 3. A TB screening completed and signed by a health care professional using the NAFCC Family Child Care TB Screening Form. An acceptable TB screening must be dated within 2 years of when the request for observation visit documentation is complete and should include one of the following: a) A negative TB test result. b) A statement that the provider does not need a TB test for being low risk of acquiring TB. c) A statement verifying that the provider has been cleared to work with children in the case that she has had a positive TB test result and/or tuberculosis disease. 4. Current First Aid and Pediatric CPR certificates. 5. A favorable review of state and FBI fingerprint records concerning child abuse and criminal background status for the provider. The review must be dated within 3 years of when the request for observation visit documentation is complete. If the regulatory agency completes a review of the state records and the FBI fingerprint records concerning child abuse and criminal background status for the provider, a copy of the current family child care license, verified by NAFCC to be in good standing, may be used in lieu of the favorable review records. The records must be completed within the 3 year time frame. If the regulatory agency does not complete one or more of these reviews, the provider must obtain the review not completed by the state regulatory agency. 6. Documentation of at least 90 clock hours of FCC related training and education or a current Child Development Associate (CDA) Family Child Care Credential awarded through the Council for Professional Recognition. Providers are encouraged to seek training in each of the content areas. A minimum of 15 hours is required in each of at least three of the five content areas. The content areas are Parts 1 - 5 of the Quality Standards. NAFCC will accept the distribution of training in any of the following categories: • Workshops of two hours or less - up to 28 hours • Comprehensive training through an accreditation project, resource and referral agency, association, or network - up to 58 hours • A provider who teaches classes or workshops may include up to 18 contact hours of training (one time per training topic). • Coursework from an accredited college or university (including CDA and distance learning) • Continuing education units (CEU) from an accredited college or university. The training hours must be completed within 3 years prior to the date the request for observation visit documentation is complete. Training certificates or other verification of attendance must be attached to the NAFCC Training Record Form. The certificates or verification of training must include the name of the provider, the topic and date of the training, the number of hours attended, and if possible, the signature or stamp of the instructor or institution. Observation The actual observation must last at least 4 hours. After the observation the observer should take about an hour break away from the program in order to prepare for the interview with the provider.