How Childery Rates South Dakota Daycares

Childery shows 722 daycares in South Dakota. Here's how their Overall Ratings break down.

Childery's Process Rating for South Dakota daycares averages metrics from National Accreditation Programs and Federal Head Start Classroom Observation Scores. Missing metrics do not count against a provider.

• NAEYC Accreditation

  NAEYC accreditation is awarded after a provider demonstrates excellence across 9 standards (relationships with children within the classroom, family and community partnerships, curriculum, teaching, assessment, health, physical environment, educator professionalism, and program leadership) through both a document review and on-site classroom visit.

• NAC Accreditation

  NAC accreditation is awarded after a provider demonstrates excellence across 7 component areas (administration, professional development, family engagement, curriculum, teacher-child interactions, and program- and classroom-level health and safety) through document review, on-site classroom observation, family and employee surveys, and interviews.

• NECPA Accreditation

  NECPA accreditation is awarded after a provider demonstrates excellence across 4 categories (program administration, teacher-child interactions, curriculum and developmental program, and staff qualifications) through a self-study and improvement period followed by an on-site verification visit reviewing documentation and observing classrooms.

• NAFCC Accreditation

  NAFCC accreditation is awarded after a home-based provider demonstrates excellence across 5 content areas (relationships, the environment, developmental learning activities, safety and health, and professional and business practices) through a self-study followed by an on-site observation visit with an educator interview.

• Federal Head Start Classroom Observation Scores

  Head Start CLASS scores are produced for each center across 3 domains (emotional support, classroom organization, and instructional support) by trained federal observers.

Childery's Structural Rating for South Dakota daycares averages metrics from the South Dakota regulatory baseline, scored against NAEYC, NIEER, Federal Head Start, Federal CCDBG, or Childery benchmarks. Missing metrics do not count against a provider.

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