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.
Our certification ensures that early learning centers follow best practices in curriculum, safety, teacher qualifications, hygiene, and child engagement.
We certify activity centers, enrichment programs, and kids' brands that provide educational and creative growth opportunities for young learners.
We certify activity centers, enrichment programs, and kids' brands that provide educational and creative growth opportunities for young learners.
Teachers with CQ-ECCE Certification are recognized for their expertise in early childhood education methodologies, classroom management, and child psychology.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your product based on strict educational and developmental criteria. This audit includes checking for:
Once your product passes the audit, you receive the following benefits:
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.
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.