Your Program Is Growing. Your Systems Should Grow With It.
The Program Excellence Assessment™ gives childcare owners and directors an experienced outside perspective on leadership, staff performance, classroom quality, family engagement, and the systems that support a strong early childhood program.
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Sometimes You’re Too Close to the Program to See What Needs Attention First.
Running a childcare program means managing people, families, classrooms, regulations, enrollment, schedules, and daily challenges. When everything feels urgent, it can be difficult to determine what is actually creating the greatest strain on the program.
You do not need someone to criticize your program. You need an experienced professional who can help you see the opportunities, identify priorities, and establish a practical path forward.
We Look at the Whole Program
Program quality is rarely about one employee or one classroom. Strong programs are supported by effective leadership, clear expectations, consistent systems, intentional staff development, and meaningful family partnerships.
Leadership & Management
Leadership communication, delegation, staff support, expectations, accountability, and daily management systems.
Staff & Workforce
Onboarding, professionalism, staff development, workforce stability, accountability, and retention concerns.
Classroom Quality
Teacher-child interactions, classroom management, learning environments, routines, and instructional practices.
Family Engagement
Communication practices, family partnerships, expectations, and opportunities for stronger relationships.
Program Systems
Policies, procedures, communication, documentation, consistency, and operational practices.
Quality Improvement
Priority improvement areas, professional development needs, quality initiatives, and appropriate next steps.
This Is Not a “Gotcha” Visit.
The purpose is not to enter your program looking for everything that is wrong.
The goal is to understand where your program is today, identify what deserves attention, and help you determine what can make the greatest difference moving forward.
You leave the process with clearer priorities, professional recommendations, and a better understanding of what your program needs next.
Begin My Assessment — $495
What You Receive
- Pre-assessment owner/director consultation
- Program needs assessment
- Leadership and operational review
- Classroom/program observations when applicable
- Identification of priority improvement areas
- Professional recommendations
- Written improvement summary
- 60-minute follow-up strategy session
Designed for childcare owners and directors who want a clearer understanding of their program's strengths, priorities, and next steps.
Reserve My AssessmentMulti-site organizations, extensive travel, and expanded assessment scopes may require customized pricing.
From Questions to a Clear Plan
The experience is structured to give you clarity without making the process unnecessarily complicated.
Reserve
Secure your Program Excellence Assessment™ through the online purchase process.
Assess
We review your program, leadership systems, workforce concerns, and priority needs.
Strategize
You receive professional recommendations and clearly defined improvement priorities.
Move Forward
Implement your plan independently or continue with Edifying for hands-on implementation support.
Your Assessment Can Be the Beginning—not the End.
If your program needs hands-on implementation support, you may continue into a customized Program Excellence Transformation engagement.
Ongoing support may include leadership coaching, staff development, classroom improvement, workforce systems, family engagement, operational improvement, and Quality Rated preparation.
Consulting engagements begin at $2,500.
Apply a $250 implementation credit toward an eligible Program Excellence consulting engagement booked within 14 days of your strategy session.
You Don’t Have to Figure Out Your Program’s Next Step Alone.
Gain a professional perspective, identify your priorities, and move forward with a practical improvement plan built around the needs of your program.
Reserve My Program Excellence Assessment — $495