National Association for the Education of Young Children - (NAEYC)

The scope of NAEYC’s higher education accreditation includes programs at the associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degree levels that prepare candidates to work in the early childhood education profession. The degree program must be offered at an institution of higher education that is located in a U.S. state, district, or territory and that is currently accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency that is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and/or the U.S. Department of Education.

Recognized by

  • Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Mary Harrill
Senior Director, Higher Education Accreditation and Program Support

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Washington, DC 20005
United States

The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of July 2022, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.

Filter by First Letter of Program Name
CHEA Profile Accredited Program City State / Territory / Province
Aiken Technical College AAS Early Care and Education SC
Arapahoe Community College AA Early Childhood Teacher Education CO
Ashland Community and Technical College AAS Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education KY
Asnuntuck Community College AS Early Childhood Education CT
Atlantic Cape Community College AA Liberal Arts, Preschool-Grade 3 Education NJ
Auburn University BS Human Development and Family Studies (Infancy and Preschool Concentration) ** AL
Augusta Technical College AAS Early Childhood Care and Education ** GA
Austin Community College District AAS Child Care and Development TX
Baker College AAS Early Childhood Education MI
Bates Technical College AAST Early Childhood Education WA
Bay de Noc Community College AAS Early Childhood Education MI
Blue Ridge Community College AAS Early Childhood Education NC
Blue Ridge Community College AAS School - Age Education (Arts and Science Tracks) NC
Calhoun Community College AAS Child Development AL
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona BA Early Childhood Studies ** CA
Cape Cod Community College AS Early Childhood Education Career Option MA
Cape Cod Community College AS Early Childhood Education Transfer Compact MA
Cape Fear Community College AAS Early Childhood Education NC
Capital Community College AS Early Childhood Education CT
Capital Community College AA CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree: Early Childhood Teacher Credentialing Studies ECTC Level A CT
Casper College AA Early Childhood Education WY
Central Arizona College AAS Early Childhood Education AZ
Central Carolina Technical College AAS Early Care and Education SC
Central Michigan University BSEd Early Childhood Development and Learning Major - Provisional Elementary Certification MI
Central Michigan University BAA Early Childhood Development and Learning Major MI
Central Michigan University BS Early Childhood Development and Learning Major MI
Central Ohio Technical College AAS Early Childhood Education Technology OH
Central Piedmont Community College AAS Early Childhood Education NC
Chabot College AA Early Childhood Development CA
Charles Stewart Mott Community College AAS Early Childhood Education MI
Chattahoochee Technical College AAS Early Childhood Care and Education GA
Chattanooga State Community College AAS Early Childhood Education TN
Chippewa Valley Technical College AAS Early Childhood Education WI
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College AAS Early Childhood Education OH
City Colleges of Chicago- Harry S Truman College- AAS Child Development - Preschool Education IL

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