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Guon Child Care Center at MCC Among Best in U.S. (11/09/2018)

Teaching approaches, facility achieve top marks with accreditation

The Richard M. Guon Child Care Center at Monroe Community College recently received reaccreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), achieving high scores for quality based on national standards.

Less than 10 percent of the nation’s child care centers, preschools and kindergartens have achieved NAEYC accreditation.

“Earning NAEYC accreditation makes the Richard M. Guon Child Care Center an exemplar of good practice for families and the entire community,” said Kristen Johnson, an NAEYC senior director.

The center on MCC’s Brighton Campus has been NAEYC-accredited for the past 25 years. The latest accreditation is for five years.

To earn accreditation, child care center administrators and staff conduct an extensive self-study, measuring the program and its services against NAEYC’s 10 areas of early childhood program standards that consist of over 400 accreditation criteria. Onsite and unannounced visits by NAEYC assessors are also part of the review process.

MCC’s center earned a perfect score for curriculum, teaching approaches, assessment of child progress, nutrition and health of children, educational qualifications and ongoing development of teaching staff, relationships with families and community, physical environment, and leadership and management.

The child care center provides early care and education for children — from 2 months old through age 5 — of MCC students, faculty and staff as well as local community members, with a focus on preparing young children to be ready for school by age 5. It is licensed to serve 96 children. In fall 2018, the center began offering full-day programs to Rochester City School District children. It also serves families in the Rush-Henrietta Central School District.

“We’re proud to maintain the mark of quality from NAEYC and to be recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest professional standards,” said Anne Barker, director of the center. “We have shown that our program contributes to the success of MCC students who are also parents. The availability of affordable, flexible on-campus child care makes it possible for them to persist to graduation.”

Media Contact:
Hency Yuen-Eng
Government and Community Relations
585-292-3063
hyuen-eng@monroecc.edu