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Afterschool Program Accreditation

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Arizona Accreditation Program

AzCASE Pathway to Accreditation

Elevate Your Program. Earn Accreditation.
The Pathway to Accreditation helps out-of-school time programs grow with purpose, offering hands-on guidance, easy-to-use tools, and expert support to achieve excellence.

Step-by-step guidance
Real-world resources
Coaching from quality experts

The AZCASE Pathway to Accreditation is funded in part by the Arizona Department of Economic Security through the Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant fund.
 
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The AZCASE Pathway to Accreditation is a mark of quality for out-of-school time programs committed to excellence. 

Enrollment is now fee-based, offering programs a strategic investment in quality, sustainability, and impact. Accredited DES-contracted programs may receive a 50% quality reimbursement per child. 

Learn more by clicking on and watching this video:

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Not convinced?

Hear OST professional Jeremy King talk about how he turned from accreditation skeptic to believer:

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