NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE

 

In this section of the NCA website you can access information about applying for accredited membership and re-accreditation with NCA.

 

If you are not currently an accredited member and your organization would like to apply for accreditation, please visit the links below, review the information and contact the Program Associate for your area for further assistance.

 

If you are currently an accredited member and your center is up for re-accreditation (following the 5 year cycle), the year prior to your scheduled evaluation you will be notified by NCA.  For re-accreditation, members must participate in the re-evaluation process every five years.

 

Before you start, please follow the link below and carefully read the Instructions:

 

 

Links to the writable forms that must be included in your application:

 

A. Cover Page Application

C. Application Attachments Table of Contents 

E . Application Attachments 21-22

 

 

Additional documents that will help you create your application:

 

 

As you will notice, the forms and documents that you need to provide for accreditation and re-accreditation are the same. However there are some differences in the procedure that are noted in the Instruction document.

 

Currently we are requesting the submission of 3 electronic copies of your application saved in a folder on 3 separate PC formatted USB flash drives. These flash drives and the application processing fee need to be mailed to:

 

 

National Children’s Alliance

516 C Street NE

Washington, DC 20002

 

For additional information on the Accreditation Standards and the Day of the Site Visit, please visit our Video Center

Northeast Region
Julie Gustin
202-548-0090 ext.117

Midwest Region
Leslie Klein
202-548-0090 ext.110

Southern Region
Alyson MacKenzie
202-548-0090 ext.107

Western Region
Matt Freeze
202-548-0090 ext.111

 

 

Accreditation decisions may be appealed. Click here for documentation of the process to appeal an accreditation decision