Florida Association For Child Care Management
http://www.faccm.org/index.asp
Early Childhood Education and Quality Child Care have become vitally important industries. The quality of the learning experiences young children have as they spend their days in center-based care is a focal point of the school readiness movement. The Florida Association For Child Care Management (F.A.C.C.M.) is a dynamic organization that is active in many facets of the child care industry
including legislation, accreditation and management issues. F.A.C.C.M. is committed to the development and implementation of programs, techniques and strategies, which improve the quality and affordability of early childhood education. F.A.C.C.M. is unique in that it functions from the perspective of the owner or management of the child care facility .The organization is committed to advocacy in the legislature of the state of Florida for child care related issues and employs their own lobbyist. F.A.C.C.M also administers the national A.P.P.L.E Accreditation program for licensed child care programs.
Accredited Professional Preschool Learning Environment
Accredited Professional Preschool Learning Environment (APPLE) is a voluntary national accreditation program. In the state of Florida, programs must be a member of the Florida Association for Child Care Management in order to receive this as a member benefit. The two step accreditation process, a self study followed by a verification visit, is an evaluation of the indicators of quality as reflected in each individual program. All components of a program are examined including: Administration, classroom environment, parent and community involvement, advocacy on behalf of children and child care, staffing credentials, staff to child ratios, teacher/child interaction, literacy and curriculum.
Florida Association for Child Care Management
The Florida Association for Child Care Management understands the driving force behind our schools is our teachers. It is the dedicated staff that works with our children and families everyday and allows our schools to be recognized as places of learning. FACCM also realizes that according to the Administrative Code for Child Care (65C-22.003) in order to maintain and renew your Florida CDAE a teacher must have
membership in a professional association. It is with great excitement that FACCM has created such an organization for our teachers. Supporting Early Education Develops Success – SEEDS, will be the leading professional organization for early learning educators. SEEDS will give teachers within our schools an opportunity to participate in an organization that will be designed to meet their needs and provide information and opportunities to increase their skills and effectiveness in the classroom.
