This includes a tour of the physical plant, classroom observations, and a discussion with the director about staff ratios and staffing patterns. Meetings with the staff, parents, and center board to introduce the accreditation process. Meetings with the staff and parents as they review their self-study materials. Assisting the director with a review of administration documents. Talking with staff prior to the program s validation visit.
Monthly meetings bring directors together for support and networking.
Directors choose topics for discussion and consultants are brought in to share their expertise. In September 1999, the Center for Early Childhood Leadership received a two million dollar contract from the Chicago Accreditation Project to facilitate the accreditation of 100 Head Start and child care programs in Chicago over five years.