In 1986, the Northaven Co-operative Preschool became one of the first preschools in the Dallas area to be accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

In 2011, we were proud to have met the most recent set of NAEYC standards, thereby earning re-accreditation. This voluntary process involved a comprehensive internal self-study and substantial documentation of administrative and classroom policies and procedures, as well as a multi-day site visit conducted by an external NAEYC professional.

In its detailed decision report, NAEYC commended our program’s “outstanding efforts” in seeking accreditation. Not only did we pass all required criteria and meet all candidacy requirements, we also earned commendation based on our extraordinary scores.

For accreditation criteria and more information, visit www.naeyc.org.