ACCREDITATION OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

The Accreditation Operations Specialist supports the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) accreditation process during the Self-Study, Observation, and Award stage. This role is responsible for self-study processing, coordinating observation logistics, managing post-observation documentation, supporting accreditation decision processes, and ensuring timely communication with educators. This position plays a key role in maintaining the efficiency, accuracy, and integrity of the accreditation system while supporting a positive and responsive experience for educators navigating the accreditation journey. The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to promoting high quality child care by strengthening the profession of family child care for home-based early learning programs serving almost 40% of the 6.7 million children who receive care from a nonrelative on a regular basis. Since 1982, NAFCC has been supporting family child care throughout the country as educators make the intentional professional choice to offer high quality early care and education in their homes. Their mission Is to support and leverage a nationwide network of educational professionals in expanding and promoting the power of family child care by (1) engaging and developing a diverse membership base of FCC educators; (2) Increasing the number of FCC educators accredited for meeting the highest standards for home-based early care and education; and (3) being a national leader elevating the voice of FCC.