{"id":28927,"date":"2017-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarletons-child-development-center-receives-coveted-nac-accreditation\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T18:50:11","slug":"tarletons-child-development-center-receives-coveted-nac-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarletons-child-development-center-receives-coveted-nac-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton&#8217;s Child Development Center receives coveted NAC accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>\nMonday, December 11, 2017<\/p>\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas\u2014Tarleton State University\u2019s Child Development Center has received endorsement from the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs, making it the only NAC accredited facility within 60 miles of Stephenville.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube Video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o1q3weirUmY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The NAC accreditation recognizes Tarleton\u2019s high-quality care and development program for children and professional training opportunities for staff and students that exceed state licensing requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The endorsement comes on the heels of an intensive accreditation process, including a self-study by Tarleton\u2019s Child Development Center administrators, staff and parents, and onsite observations by an early childhood professional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be NAC accredited is a huge milestone,\u201d said Elizabeth Stephens, director of the Tarleton center. \u201cStaff, parents, students\u2014everyone is to be congratulated for helping us achieve this level of excellence. This accreditation means that our staff and faculty believe in investing time and effort beyond minimum standards to offer a higher level of care and early education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton\u2019s Child Development Center is far from a daycare facility, she pointed out. It\u2019s a true research and learning facility for undergraduate and graduate students earning degrees in child and family studies, education, nursing, psychology and social work, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach semester, we facilitate 900 or more hours of field experience and applied learning for Tarleton students,\u201d Stephens said. \u201cStudents learn firsthand what to expect when they begin their professional careers. My greatest joy is watching students and children grow and develop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Located near Wisdom Gym on the university\u2019s Stephenville campus, the center provides services Monday through Friday year round, using a certified curriculum found in public schools. Center administrators and Tarleton faculty assess children multiple times a year for individual growth and development.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the center and its after-school program, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/childdevcenter\">www.tarleton.edu\/childdevcenter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton, celebrating 100 years as founding member of The Texas A&amp;M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow\u2019s professional leaders. As a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) with campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, leadership, excellence and service.<\/p>\n<p>#<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Elizabeth Stephens, Child Development Center Director<br \/>\n254-968-1912<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:estephens@tarleton.edu\">estephens@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarleton State University&rsquo;s Child Development Center has received endorsement from the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs, making it the only NAC accredited facility within 60 miles of Stephenville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423,427],"tags":[431,437,439],"class_list":["post-28927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","category-science-health","tag-administration","tag-college-of-education","tag-division-of-health-sciences"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2021\/11\/image-1469-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/academics-research\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Science &amp; Health<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Science &amp; Health<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Administration<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Education<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/science-health\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Division of Health Sciences<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Administration<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Education<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Division of Health Sciences<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 8 years ago","modified":"Updated 3 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on December 11, 2017","modified":"Updated on June 23, 2023"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on December 11, 2017 12:00 am","modified":"Updated on June 23, 2023 1:50 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"Logo of the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}