Kathy Modigliani, who runs the Bay State-based Family Child Care Project, remembers noticing the positive impact going through the accreditation process had on center-based teachers. Why not do something similar for family child care providers? Today the National Association for Family Child Care operates the only nationally recognized accreditation system established specifically for home-based family child care providers. Modigliani led its development between 1995 and 1999, when she was based at Wheelock College in Boston.
NAFCC accreditation has standards in five content areas: relationships, environment, developmental learning activities, safety and health, and professional and business practices.
“There have been many studies that have shown that accredited providers offer a significantly higher quality of care than others,” Modigliani noted in an interview last year.
In going through the accreditation process, Modigliani observed, early educators put into practice what they learn in college courses or Child Development Associate (CDA) training. “To motivate providers to put what they are learning into practice is something accreditation is important for,” she said. “I really think accreditation for both centers and homes is a critical piece in the Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) because it assesses what is happening in the program.”
Congratulations to the 90 NAFCC-accredited family child care providers in Massachusetts:
Abington. Judith Enabulele
Acushnet. Robin Dubois
Agawam. Bobby Hollins
Boston
- Brighton. Siobhan McHugh
- Dorchester. Dilcia Burgos, Jessica Diaz, Damaris Garcia, Colombina Herasme, Isabel Herasme, Phyllis Lobo, Yolanda Nova, Grace Richardson, Gayle Sutton, Melania Ventura
- East Boston. Rosa Escobar, Luz Lopez, Carmenza Montoya
- Hyde Park. Kathleen Arki, Dullys Bautista
- Jamaica Plain. Patria Guerrero, Elsa Ortiz
- Mattapan. Marie Alvarez
- Roslindale. Mencia De La Rosa, Milagros Guerrero, Gilda Mendez, Rosa Ortiz
- Roxbury. Daisy Coto, Yvette Lewis, Yoselin Martinez, Maria Otano
Cambridge. Alba De Jesus, Susan Roberts
Chelsea. Margarita Garcia, Joaquina Pineda, Soraya Rendon, Gloria Sanchez, Rosa Sanchez, Amparo Taborda, Maria Taborda Merino, Salustia Vega, Berta Vielmann
Dedham. Janus Leonard
East Bridgewater. Jennifer Repeta
Everett. Clara Alexis, Gisela Guzman, Latifa Hakim, Augusta Jean- Denis, Marie Micelin
Fall River. Joyce Perry
Falmouth. Carrie Leonard, Kathleen Thomas, Marjorie Wilson
Fitchburg. Liliana Chaput, Xan Kinsman, Marites Maclean
Foxborough. Margaret Wheeler
Gloucester. Venessa Skinner
Hanscom Air Force Base. Leonor Ayala, Melissa Roth
Holbrook. Njideka Eze
Lakeville. Judith Wesley
Lowell. Beatriz Alvarez, Ingris Bonilla, Carmenza Guerrero, Chamroeun Khat, Carmen Rivera
Malden. Carline Jean, Claudette Jules, Lucy Tavarez, Gabrielle Tovar
Medford. Glendene Brathwaite, Brunilda Emmanuelli, Eileen Giliberti, Mary McCarthy, Fatima Ouardaoui, Maria Russo
Middleborough. Susan DiJune
New Bedford. Frances Fernandes, Donna Lamontagne, Susan Motta, Milagros Quiles
North Attleborough. Brenda Merrikin
Raynham. Elaine Coppola, Judith Roberts
Revere. Sol Jurado, Edith Rendon
Somerville. Berta Villagran
Taunton. Tina Slavick
Walpole. Laura Touhey
Woburn. Kim O’Hearn
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