ACCREDITATION
Tiny Tots Christian Academy is an A.P.P.L.E. accredited school through the Florida Association for Child Care Management or FACCM.
APPLE (Accredited Professional Preschool Learning Environment) Accreditation is a national early learning program accreditation that recognizes early learning centers for operating high-quality programs. Research shows a direct link between a high-quality early learning experience and a child’s future success.
APPLE sets the standards that accelerate an early learning center’s drive to achieve that level of care and education outcomes.
Today, APPLE is the largest accrediting agency in Florida and growing nationwide.
In Florida, APPLE is accepted as one of Florida’s Gold Seal Quality programs.
The best benefit is giving your parents the confidence that the care of their children is at an APPLE Accredited center.
Gold Seal Status:
Gold Seal Quality Care Program:
In 1996, the Florida Legislature established the Gold Seal Quality Care program to
acknowledge child care facilities and family day care homes that have gone above the required minimum licensing standards to become accredited by recognized agencies whose standard reflect quality in the level of care and supervision provided to children.
The Gold Seal Quality Care Program is not an accreditation, but a designation which is
voluntary with potential benefits to those that participate including, but not limited to:
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A positive marketing tool for prospective parents
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Tax exemptions on certain educational materials, and property taxes
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Higher reimbursement for School Readiness providers
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Accepted to be eligible to participate in Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) please click the button for information on the Voluntary Prekindergarten Program
Participation in this program is voluntary and is available to all provider types that meet the
definition of child care with the exception of certain license-exempt school-age programs
identified in Chapter 65C-22.008(3), F.A.C.
