Coffeeville and Fulton Head Start programs accredited

The Community Action Agency of Baldwin, Escambia, Clarke, Monroe and Conecuh Counties, Coffeeville Head Start Center, Coffeeville Pre- Kindergarten and Fulton Head Start Center have earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - the nation's leading organization of early childhood professionals.

"We are excited and extremely proud to be accredited by the NAEYC, but because we are committed to excellence we are still working on getting our remaining Head Start centers accredited," said Cassandra Boykin, agency executive director.

"This milestone of acquiring accreditation through NAEYC lets Head Start parents and the communities that we serve know that in our program children are getting the best care and early learning experiences that are needed in preparing them for their school years to come," said Boykin. The Community Action Agency's national motto is "Helping People, Changing Lives".

More than 11,000 early childhood programs, serving more than one million young children, are currently accredited by NAEYC.

"In recent years, we've seen a growing number of child care and preschool programs earning NAEYC accreditation," said Mark Ginsberg, Ph.D, executive director of NAEYC.

"Work still remains as we continue our efforts of ensuring that all agency Head Start Centers will become a part of this leading initiative to become leaders in a national effort to raise the quality of early childhood education and help give all children a better start through Head Start," he added.

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