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BOOK <br />13.B.1. VICE CHAIRMAN CAROLINE D. GINN - NATIONALLY <br />RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING ASSOCIATION FOR <br />CHILD CARE PROVIDERS (CHILDREN'S SERVICES <br />ADVISORY COMMITTEEI <br />(CONTINUED FROM MEETING OF 03/07/00) <br />The Board reviewed a handout from Commissioner Ginn which is on file with the <br />backup for today's meeting in the office of the Clerk to the Board. <br />Commissioner Ginn noted that the Division of Children & Families, not the <br />Department of Education, is responsible for children from the ages of 0 to 5. The State of <br />Florida provides only licensure for daycare and pre-schools but has no standards for <br />educational projects. Accreditation is a step above licensure but you don't have to have it. <br />However, if you are accredited under the Gold Seal program there are real benefits. Florida <br />lists 7 accreditation agencies and Community Child Care Resources (CCCR) requires <br />accreditation by National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). She <br />felt this requirement to be discriminatory and requested that CCCR loosen their language and <br />be willing to accept all 7 accreditation agencies. She asked Commissioner Macht to refer <br />this matter to the Children's Services Advisory Committee (CSAC) for study and review. <br />Commissioner Macht noted that CCCR's Executive Director had said that CCCR <br />would accept any organization that meets or exceeds the Gold Seal standards and that he <br />would be happy to put the matter on the CSAC's next agenda. He continued that a <br />determination will need to be made in the not too distant future how to best utilize the <br />March 14, 2000 <br />