National Association of Child Care Professionals

Name

National Association of Child Care Professionals

Website

https://naccp.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

National Association of Child Care Professionals is a U.S. non-profit professional association serving child care practitioners, operating with approximately 17 employees and historically providing membership, training, and professional development services under the naccp.org domain.

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Product category

Professional Association — Child Care

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Child care association
• Professional development
• Early childhood education
• Membership organization
• Child care training

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

The National Association of Child Care Professionals is a non-profit professional association serving child care professionals. Based on the organization's name and non-profit designation, it provides professional development, education, networking, and advocacy resources for individuals working in the child care industry. Specific service details could not be confirmed as the source website returned a 404 error.

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Broad incumbents

• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): The largest U.S. professional membership association for early childhood educators, offering accreditation, publications, and a yearly conference. NACCP targets the same practitioner audience (child care professionals) but at a much smaller scale, making NAEYC the dominant direct comp.
• Child Care Aware of America: National nonprofit that supports child care professionals and families via a state network, training, and policy advocacy. Operates in the same child care professional ecosystem as NACCP, with a much broader scope and federal funding.
• Zero to Three: National nonprofit that provides professional development, training, and advocacy for infant and toddler care providers. Comparable as a nonprofit serving early-childhood professionals with a credentialing and policy focus.
• National Head Start Association (NHSA): Membership organization for Head Start and Early Head Start program staff and grantees. Operates as a professional association in the same early-childhood workforce space as NACCP, with stronger federal ties and a larger membership base.
• American Academy of Pediatrics – Early Childhood: While primarily a physician membership body, AAP issues guidance and training that child care professionals rely on. Adjacent as a much larger, well-funded professional society whose early-childhood work intersects NACCP's audience.

Direct peers

• Council for Professional Recognition: Administers the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, the most widely recognized credential for early childhood educators. Comparable to NACCP because both serve the professional-development and credentialing needs of working child care staff.
• National Child Care Association (NCCA): A national trade association representing licensed child care providers and the professionals who run them. Most directly comparable to NACCP in mission and audience — a peer professional association for child care owners, directors, and staff.
• National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC): Membership association specifically for family child care providers, offering accreditation, peer support, and training. Closely aligned with NACCP's mission of supporting child care professionals through association-based services.

Regional players

• Association of Early Learning Coalitions: Regional coalition networks that organize and advocate for child care and early learning providers at the state level. Comparable as a professional association model serving child care providers, though primarily regional in scope.

Others

• International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET): Standards body for continuing-education providers, including those serving child care professionals. Adjacent to NACCP because member associations often seek IACET accreditation to offer CEUs to child care staff.

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