Could a program ask an assessor for help during the self-study and/or self-assessment step of the process? Could they perform a “mock” visit at my program?
The list of individuals trained as assessors is not publicly available. Individuals who have been trained as NAEYC Local or Regional Assessors are not prohibited from working with early childhood programs or conducting trainings related to the field of early childhood education and/or NAEYC Accreditation. When NAEYC assessors are not conducting official business, they do not-and may not purport to-represent NAEYC. Individuals who are trained by NAEYC may act as consultants to individual programs, as long as they follow the NAEYC assessor services agreement. This agreement requires them to not disclose any proprietary or special knowledge that they have acquired through their training or experience as an assessor. Any information regarding the NAEYC Accreditation process that an NAEYC Assessor provides to an individual program through consultation or in a training may only include information that is publicly available through NAEYC. Assessors are also required to disclose to NAEYC any
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