Is there a governing body for preschools?

Question

and where would I find one or a phone no.

Answer 1

In Victoria, preschools are controlled by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Their website is: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/aboutsch...

Answer 2

The typical governing bodies include a licensing agency (often through the state department of education) as well as any agency that funds the preschool (such as school districts, or early intervention programs, or state funded programs- First 5).  They can also be "regulated" in a way by an accrediting agency such as NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children), which gives accreditation to exemplary schools.

To find a phone number for the licensing agency (which regulates the care and safety of the children in the center), you can look on your state's department of education website and find the county you live in.  They will often list it under "Community Care Licensing" or something similar.  The licensing agency is the main governing body for preschools, and regulates issues from lack of supervision to how close nap beds can be to one another.  It is the "rule maker" of preschools, and issues as well as retracts licenses of operation.

Answer 3

Yes! NAEYC, National Association for the Education of Young Children  they have a web site.

Answer 4

It depends on where you live. In the US some states regulate all early childhood programs, some just regulate the ones that do full time care. You'll have to check with local experts. I'd start with the state Social Services agency.

Answer 5

Yes. No. Maybe.

Regulation varies by where you are.

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Answer 6

yes its called DOCS  they accredite the centres and check on the running of the centres they are found in the government section of the phone book