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CQ-ECCE conducts rigorous quality audits and provides certifications to ensure that institutions and professionals meet the highest standards of child safety, learning, and care.

🏫 CQ-ECCE Certified Preschools & Daycare Centers

Our certification ensures that early learning centers follow best practices in curriculum, safety, teacher qualifications, hygiene, and child engagement.

🎨 CQ-ECCE Certified After-School Activity Centers

We certify activity centers, enrichment programs, and kids' brands that provide educational and creative growth opportunities for young learners.

🎨 CQ-ECCE Recommended Kids’ Brands

We certify activity centers, enrichment programs, and kids' brands that provide educational and creative growth opportunities for young learners.

👩‍🏫 CQ-ECCE Certified Teachers

Teachers with CQ-ECCE Certification are recognized for their expertise in early childhood education methodologies, classroom management, and child psychology.

🏞️ CQ-ECCE Recommended Play Areas

We ensure that indoor and outdoor play areas meet the highest safety and child-friendly design standards. Certified play areas provide a safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate space for children.

🧠 CQ-ECCE Recommended Child Psychologists

Our certification for child psychologists ensures that professionals are qualified, experienced, and trained to support the emotional, cognitive, and social well-being of young children.

🍎 CQ-ECCE Recommended Child Nutritionists

This certification is for nutrition experts specializing in early childhood dietary needs, ensuring that children receive nutritious and balanced diets for their optimal growth and development.

📖 CQ-ECCE Certified Storytellers

Our certification recognizes storytellers who use engaging narratives to inspire creativity, language development, and a love for learning in young children. Certified storytellers bring meaningful and educational storytelling experiences to early learners.

📚 CQ-ECCE Certified Early Childhood Authors

We certify authors whose works contribute to early childhood education through well-researched, age-appropriate, and engaging content. Certified authors play a crucial role in shaping young minds with impactful literature.

👩‍💻 CQ-ECCE Certified Mom Bloggers & Influencers

Our certification acknowledges mom bloggers and influencers who create valuable, research-based content on parenting, early childhood education, and child development. Certified members are recognized as credible voices in the parenting and education space.

🏫 CQ-ECCE Recommended ECCE Teacher Training Institutes

This certification ensures that teacher training institutes meet high-quality standards in preparing educators for early childhood education. Certified institutes provide comprehensive training, equipping future teachers with the skills and knowledge required for excellence in ECCE.

🏡 CQ-ECCE Recommended Playgroups in India

CQ-ECCE recognizes and recommends playgroups across India that provide high-quality early childhood learning experiences in a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment. These playgroups follow best practices in child development, ensuring a strong foundation for young learners.

Know More About Centre Quality Audit by CQ-ECCE

The early years of a child’s life lay the foundation for their future learning and development. CQ-ECCE is committed to improving the quality of care, education, and overall development that children experience during these critical years. Our vision is to ensure that all early childhood care providers, whether preschools, daycare centers, activity classes, or other institutions, are equipped with the resources and knowledge to provide the best possible environment for young children.

Why is Centre Quality Audit Important?

Research shows that 98% of a child’s brain develops during the first six years, making these years crucial for their development. As children spend a significant amount of time in early childhood centers such as preschools and daycares, the quality of these environments plays a pivotal role in shaping their cognitive, emotional, and social development.

CQ-ECCE’s Centre Quality Audit is designed to support centers in elevating their quality standards to ensure children receive the best care and education. Our comprehensive audit tool helps early childhood centers assess and enhance the different aspects of their services, leading to improved educational outcomes and better safety standards for children. Centers that successfully complete the audit are recognized as CQ-ECCE Quality Approved Centres, a status that enhances the credibility and reputation of your establishment.

What Areas Does CQ-ECCE Focus On?

1.Program Philosophy: We evaluate the philosophy of your programs, ensuring that they align with developmental best practices and educational goals for young children.
2.Learning Environment: The physical and emotional environment is vital for children’s development. We assess the safety, accessibility, and enrichment offered by your space.
3.Community Cooperation, Collaboration, and Financial Support: We focus on how your center collaborates with families, communities, and external stakeholders to support child development and ensure financial sustainability.
4.Health, Nutrition, and Safety: Ensuring a safe and healthy environment is paramount. We assess your center’s practices around hygiene, nutrition, child safety, and emergency preparedness.
5.Staffing and Professional Development: A trained and well-supported team is key to delivering high-quality early childhood education. We evaluate the qualifications and professional development opportunities provided to staff.
6.Involving Families: Parent and family involvement are crucial for children’s development. We assess how your center includes families in the educational process and supports them in their roles.
7.Child Assessment and Program Evaluation: We ensure that your center uses appropriate assessment methods to monitor and enhance children’s progress, and that these evaluations inform continuous program improvements.

How Will This Help Your Center?

  1. Uphold International Quality Standards: By undergoing the CQ-ECCE Quality Audit, your center aligns with globally recognized standards in early childhood education and care, ensuring you provide the best environment for young children.

  2. Increased Trust and Credibility: The CQ-ECCE certification serves as a mark of excellence, instantly increasing the trust of parents and caregivers who visit your center. It enhances your center’s reputation, setting you apart from other institutions in the market.

  3. Community Trust and Satisfaction:Achieving CQ-ECCE certification will boost the trust of the local community, leading to greater satisfaction from parents, staff, and other stakeholders, and ultimately contributing to the center’s long-term success.

  4. Identifying Areas for Improvement: The audit process helps your center identify key areas where quality can be improved. With this knowledge, you can take actionable steps toward enhancing your services, ensuring children receive the best care possible.

  5. Support for Continuous Improvement: Post-audit, CQ-ECCE offers workshops, training, and guidance to help you address identified areas of improvement. These services help you continually raise the quality standards of your center, ensuring it remains aligned with the latest early childhood education best practices. (Additional charges may apply for these services on a case-by-case basis.)

By undergoing the CQ-ECCE Centre Quality Audit, you are taking a significant step toward improving the quality of care, education, and development that children receive in your center. Join us in shaping a brighter future for young learners by becoming a CQ-ECCE Quality Approved Centre.

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products & Services quality audit

CQ-ECCE is committed to ensuring high-quality standards in early childhood care and education products & Services. As a trusted platform, we provide a rigorous product audit service designed to validate the developmental appropriateness, accuracy, and overall quality of products used in early childhood settings.

Why Choose CQ-ECCE for Products & Services Quality Audit?

The early childhood sector is highly sensitive, and it’s essential that all products—be it books, kits, apps, toys, or curriculums—meet the highest standards of educational quality. However, many products fail due to overlooked errors or developmental misalignment. This is where CQ-ECCE comes in. We offer professional, expert-led audits of your Products & Services , focusing on its relevance, accuracy, and safety for children. Our process helps streamline your product, ensuring it aligns with educational goals while improving its appeal to schools, daycare centers, and parents.
By joining hands with CQ-ECCE, you not only improve the quality of your Products & Services but also gain the trust of your target audience. As a reputable, professional non-profit organization, our stamp of approval significantly boosts credibility in the competitive early childhood product market.

What is Eligible for Products & Services Quality Audit?

Any Products & Services or service related to early childhood education is eligible for the CQ-ECCE Product Quality Audit. This includes educational materials such as books, kits, apps, curriculums, toys, child development tools, and more. If your Products & Services aims to benefit early learners, it can be submitted for our review.

What Does the CQ-ECCE Products & Services Quality Audit Involve?

We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your product based on strict educational and developmental criteria. This audit includes checking for:

What Do You Get if You Pass the Audit?

Once your product passes the audit, you receive the following benefits:

  • Certificate of Quality: If your Products & Services is 100% error-free, you’ll receive an official CQ-ECCE Certificate of Quality.
  • Quality Assurance Logo: A logo that verifies your Products & Services has been audited and certified by CQ-ECCE. This logo can be used to enhance your Products & Services credibility in marketing and promotions.
  • Webinar Opportunity: If your Products & Services is a book, app, curriculum, or other educational tools, we offer a free webinar to showcase your product to our large member base. The webinar will be hosted by one of our expert National Committee members and will help your Products & Services reach a wider audience.
  • Resubmission Process: If your Products & Services does not meet our quality standards, we will provide a detailed report highlighting the issues and ask you to rectify them. Once corrected, you can resubmit your product for another audit.

Why Choose CQ-ECCE?

CQ-ECCE stands as a trusted body dedicated to improving early childhood education Products & Services. By earning our certification, your product gains credibility and is backed by a well-respected non-profit organization. This ensures a greater reach in schools, preschools, daycares, and educational institutions, fostering both trust and recognition in the market.

Additional Opportunities for Engagement

Once your Products & Services passes the audit, you are welcome to host workshops or training sessions either virtually or at a member school. If you wish to regularly host workshops, terms can be mutually decided. This offers a platform to showcase your Products & Services in greater depth and connect with our network of early childhood educators and parents.
Take the first step toward elevating your Products & Services and gaining trust in the early childhood education sector with CQ-ECCE’s Products & Services Quality Audit.

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