Quality New York (QNY) assists New York City early care and education programs in improving teaching and administrative practices in order to reach the high-quality national standards established by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). QNY, a collaboration between Bank Street College of Education, Child Care Inc., and the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, uses the NAEYC self-study and accreditation process as a guide for child care, Early Head Start, Head Start and private early education programs to improve. As an accreditation facilitation project, QNY helps program staff, parents and public officials better understand the value of program standards and working together toward NAEYC accreditation as a process of continuous quality improvement.
