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Kids ‘R’ Kids Schools & Academies Awarded AdvancED District Accreditation

Duluth, Georgia, January 31, 2012 – Pat and Janice Vinson, co-founders of Kids ‘R’ Kids 
International, announced today that Kids ‘R’ Kids Schools and Academies  is the first national 
early childhood  education  franchise to be granted District Accreditation from the AdvancED 
Accreditation Commission, the national commission that confers the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) accreditation seal.  This means that the district and all of its schools are accredited, and that Kids ‘R’ Kids Schools and Academies are recognized across the nation as a quality school system.

The  accreditation   process  involves  three  ongoing  components:     1)  meeting  high  quality standards;  2) implementing a continuous process of improvement; and 3) engaging in quality assurance through internal and external  review.   The district’s  accreditation  is for a 
five-year  term  with regular  monitoring  of progress  and reporting occurring during the term.

“District Accreditation as conferred by the AdvancED Accreditation Commission provides Kids ‘R’ Kids Schools and Academies a nationally-recognized  mark of quality for our district and all the schools within our district,” shared Pat Vinson.  “It demonstrates to the nation our commitment to excellence, our openness to external review and feedback, and our desire to be the best we can be on behalf of the families we serve.”

Dr. Mark Elgart, President/CEO of AdvancED, stated, “District Accreditation is a rigorous process that focuses the entire school system on the primary goal of creating lifelong learners.  Kids ‘R’ Kids Schools and Academies is to be commended for engaging in this process and demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement.”

Parents  and  interested  community  members  can  learn  more  about  the  District  Accreditation  Process  at www.advanc-ed.org.

Kids ‘R’ Kids & ABCMouse.com: 

    We are excited to announce that Kids ‘R’ Kids has been working with ABC Mouse.com to sync our curriculum with the ABCMouse.com`s 2500 plus learning activities (i.e., books, games, puzzles, etc. including reading, math, science, and music and art activities).  This exciting new partnership will enable our parents to actively reinforce at home what is being taught in our classrooms each day. 

 ABCMouse.com has been in development for five years.  The quality of each aspect of the site is unparalleled and children can`t wait to play/learn on ABCMouse.com.  Parents love it because they are better connected to their child`s education and to the school.

 We are in the process of adding new computers to our café/library and training our educators.  Additional information will follow regarding Kids ‘R’ Kids and ABCMouse.com within the next couple of weeks.  

Kids `R` Kids & ABCMouse.com Press Release