{"id":3975,"date":"2008-08-26T23:10:09","date_gmt":"2008-08-27T04:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=3975"},"modified":"2008-08-27T03:34:20","modified_gmt":"2008-08-27T08:34:20","slug":"ut-dallas-earns-accreditation-for-child-development-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/08\/26\/ut-dallas-earns-accreditation-for-child-development-center\/","title":{"rendered":"UT-Dallas earns accreditation for child development center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS BRIEFLY: &#8220;UT-Dallas earns accreditation for child development<br \/>\ncenter&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>By Michael Moran <\/p>\n<p>The University of Texas at Dallas&#8217; Collier Center recently earned<br \/>\naccreditation for its child development program from the National<br \/>\nAssociation for the Education of Young Children. <\/p>\n<p>To earn accreditation, a program must pass 80 percent of the<br \/>\nassociation&#8217;s 400 criteria, which include a review of the center&#8217;s<br \/>\nteaching faculty members and their teaching methods. <\/p>\n<p>The center offers care and an education curriculum for children<br \/>\nbetween the ages of 6 weeks and 6 years of UT-Dallas and UT<br \/>\nSouthwestern Medical Center employees and offers a preschool deaf<br \/>\neducation program for the Dallas Independent School District. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Parents know they are getting the best care,&#8221; said Don Owens,<br \/>\nspokesman for the association, referring to the program receiving its<br \/>\naccreditation. <\/p>\n<p>The association established its accreditation system in 1985 to set<br \/>\nprofessional standards for early childhood programs and to help<br \/>\nfamilies identify high-quality programs. <\/p>\n<p>The accreditation term lasts five years, and an accredited center is<br \/>\nsubject to random assessments from the association. <\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/media.www.dailytexanonline.com\/media\/storage\/paper410\/news\/2008\/08\/26\/StateLocal\/News-Briefly.utDallas.Earns.Accreditation.For.Child.Development.Center-3404353.shtml<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>BETTER IP RELAY &#8211; EVERYWHERE! i711.com makes all your relay calls better.<br \/>\nBetter web calls. 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