Updates to Standards

At the recommendation of the Accreditation and Education Task Force, ACA’s Accreditation Standards have been reviewed, revised, and reformatted. Through this process, the National Standards Commission (NSC) and additional volunteers reviewed all standards to help identify redundant standards, as well as determine which standards did not meet the criteria.                                                              

While the actual content of the majority of the standards has not changed, all of the standards have been reviewed, and many have been reworded to focus on the practice that must be in place in order to meet the standard. The method by which compliance is demonstrated has been clarified. ACA’s Accreditation process is now more closely aligned with that of other accrediting bodies.

Some of the standards have been rewritten, and some have been reformatted.  While the goal is to make them clearer and more streamlined, the purpose has not changed; ACA Accreditation Standards still serve to educate.

Due to these standards changes, ALL camps must attend an update training before being visited in 2012.

Standards Updates Resources

• See a list of current updates to standards
• Find a Standards Course/Standards Update Course near you