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Naomi G.
Early Childhood Center Director/Boca Raton, FL
"Going through NAEYC accreditation or re-accreditation can be very tedious and unnerving for administration and teachers. I had the honor to work with Joan Mendel when re-accrediting a school I had been directing for only two years. Joan provided us with the knowledge necessary to create accurate and meaningful portfolios. She gave our teachers important information to instill confidence in bringing their classroom environments to a high quality level. She is extremely knowledgeable, confident, kind, and understanding. Going through this process with Joan enabled our school to obtain high scores for NAEYC Accreditation and a higher quality environment for our children. I highly recommend Joan Mendel to anyone who is looking to obtain NAEYC accreditation or re-accreditation and excellence for their school/center. Her support was truly priceless."
Lee T.
Senior Director of Early Learning & Advocacy/Delray Beach, FL
"It has been a true gift to work with Joan Mendel over these past few months! The accreditation or reaccreditation process is intensive, thorough, and scary all at the same time! Joan's expertise in early childhood (birth - 8 years), along with her knowledge of the NAEYC Accreditation system and her calm and supportive demeanor has helped us to be more confident that our early learning programs are high quality and that we are able to document our best practices. Joan showed us new ways to look at the accrediting items by dividing them into bite size pieces and helped to make the process a realistic one amidst the day to day activities of a large program. A huge thank you for observations, portfolio reviews, and ideas for constant quality improvement! We highly recommend Joan & Associates to assist any early learning program through the accrediting or reaccrediting process!"
Mahreen M. , M.Ed, MHA
Center Director/Jacksonville Beach,FL
"Going through accreditation as a new director was totally nerve wracking for me, but Robin Malcolm guided and supported me throughout the process. With years of knowledge and experience under her belt as a NAEYC assessor, Robin provided me with 'to the point', useful and easy to follow instructions and feedback that made the process way less stressful and successful. Robin helped us look at the Assessment Items in relation to our program and practices. She offered support & feedback as we gathered the evidence to document this as we organized our portfolios. I highly recommend centers to tap into Robin Malcolm and her team's expertise to achieve success in their Accreditation or Re- Accreditation."
Allen W.
Teacher/ Waterford, MI
"Joan gave our team so much wonderful support and feedback. When we began the journey, we all were feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what we were going to do. With Joan's support, the team was able to get the evidence and supporting documentation together in a coherent manner. Her professionalism and knowledge of the accreditation process was a priceless gift for our team's accreditation journey.I highly recommend Joan Mendel Consulting for any teams going through the accreditation process!"