Program recognized among the top in the nation by earning accreditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(KAPOLEI, HI) \u2013 Partners In Development Foundation\u2019s (PIDF) Ka Pa\u02bbalana Homeless Family Education Program located in Kapolei has once again earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)\u2014the world’s largest organization working on behalf of young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NAEYC Accreditation is a rigorous and transformative quality-improvement system that uses a set of 10 research-based standards to collaborate with early education programs to recognize and drive quality-improvement in high-quality early learning environments. \u201cWe are so honored that our program has been recognized by the NAEYC as one that delivers an educational experience for our keiki that is of the highest quality. It is what every child deserves,\u201d said Kathleen Fong, Ka Pa\u2018alana Curriculum and Program Administrator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To fulfill PIDF\u2019s mission of inspiring and equipping families and communities for success and service, Ka Pa\u2018alana provides comprehensive family education programming for homeless\/at-risk families with young children on the Leeward Coast and Kaka\u02bbako on O\u2018ahu, and East Hawai\u2018i Island. Annually, the program serves about 500 children ages birth to five and their caregivers by preparing children for school, equipping caregivers to be their child\u2019s first and most important teacher, and empowering adults to not only move toward self-sufficiency but to give back to their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To earn NAEYC Accreditation, Ka Pa\u02bbalana\u2019s HOPE Shelter site went through an extensive self-study and quality-improvement process, followed by an on-site visit by NAEYC Assessors to verify and ensure that the program met each of the ten program standards, and hundreds of corresponding individual criteria. NAEYC-accredited programs are always prepared for unannounced quality-assurance visits during their accreditation term, which lasts for five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 30 years since NAEYC Accreditation was established, it has become a widely recognized sign of high-quality early childhood education. More than 7,000 programs are currently accredited by NAEYC\u2014less than 10 percent of all child care centers, preschools, and kindergartens nationally achieve this recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNAEYC-Accredited programs bring our definitions of excellence for early childhood education to life each day,\u201d said Kristen Johnson, senior director of Early Learning Program Accreditation at NAEYC. \u201cEarning NAEYC Accreditation makes Ka Pa\u02bbalana an exemplar of good practice for families and the entire community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information about NAEYC Accreditation, visit the NAEYC website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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