Getting accredited is becoming the standard as parents are getting more knowledgeable on the importance of early childhood education. In this episode, veteran childhood administrator and program validator Betty Wade, starts by revisiting some chapters of the history of early childhood education and then walks us through the process of starting the accreditation journey, how it has transformed how early childhood professionals, different things that providers should be thinking about before getting accredited, how the accreditation process works and shares trends that she’s noticing in the field.