LEWISTON – The Auburn-Lewiston YMCA’s Daisy Garden Childcare site has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, a national organization of early childhood professionals.

To earn NAEYC’s accreditation, a program conducts a self-study to determine how well it meets the standards. After necessary improvements are made, the program is observed by independent, professional validators and then reviewed by a national panel. Programs are accredited by NAEYC for five years. Parents of children in an accredited child-care program are eligible for a double child-care tax credit.

The YMCA Daisy Garden is at 96 Campus Ave., Lewiston. For more information contact Lisa Anctil or Kate Hiss at 753-4832.