•    What is the trend in Boston regarding accreditation?

 *Center/Head Start figure, (accredited by NAEYC) does not include Other License-Exempt (OLE) programs.

•    How many programs/providers in Boston are accredited?
•    How much capacity in Boston is accredited?

19.2% of all Early Care and Education programs and providers (36.3% of the total early care and education capacity) across the city of Boston are NAEYC or NAFCC accredited/or possess a Child Development Associate credential (205 programs or providers out of a possible 1,069) and (6,987 out of 19,235 spots)

• 41.9% of Center-Based and Head Start centers (91 out of 217 programs, which does not include 17 license exempt programs); 52.9% of Center-Based and Head Start program capacity (5,963 out of 11,277 spots)
• 14.1% of Family Child Care providers (accredited or possess CDA); 16.4% of Family Child Care capacity
• Eighty-one of 764 family child care providers across Boston have a CDA (10.6%) and 31 are accredited by NAFCC (4.1%).  Four providers (less than 1 percent) have both a CDA and are accredited by NAFCC
• 8.5% of Public School Preschool programs; 11.6% of Public School capacity (6 out of 71 programs) or (336 out of 2,909 K0/K1 students enrolled)

Data source: NAEYC, NAFCC, Council for Professional Recognition, BPS.  Data analysis: Boston EQUIP

**FCC figure includes NAFCC accreditation or a CDA credential. Data source: NAEYC, NAFCC, Council on Professional Recognition (CPR); Data analysis, Boston EQUIP. Historical Data, Boston EQUIP.

•    What tools are programs and providers using to assess children's progress?

•    How often do parents communicate with children's teachers about their children?