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Playgroup Accreditation

Early Years - the organisation for young children has delivered an accreditation programme since 1991. Developed in line with International Research on Best Practice in Early Years Care and Education, the process ensures that service providers can have external verification on the high quality nature of their provision.

Good quality early years experiences are vital to the health and development of young children. Providing a quality early years experience ensures that the Physical and Emotional Well-Being of a child is developed.

A stimulating, warm, nurturing environment with well trained, highly motivated staff will enable children to have positive early years experiences, develop their social and intellectual ability and give them a good start in life whereby they will be eager and able to learn.

Early Years staff assist groups through the accreditation process, which examines all aspects of service provision through the application of the Benchmark Standards gathered into 14 key aspects of Early Years Care and Education.

Are you a group who looks for something that will give recognition for the hard work, dedication and commitment of all those involved?

If so, contact Roisin Toner at Early Years on 028 9066 7950 for further information.

Apply for Accreditation

You can download a Registration Form from the link below.

Accreditation Registration Form Adobe pdf 110kb

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