What benefits will CAA accreditation give you?

"...there is a responsibility on the provider of the class to report any suspicions of child abuse and if an activity provider doesn’t have a policy on how they and any staff/franchisees are expected to deal with it, should the worst happen, they would be left vulnerable as they wouldn’t be able to provide evidence that they followed correct procedures for that child." Dr Amanda Gummer PhD Read More ...

Being a CAA Accredited Member will be the first thing that parents, schools and nurseries look for when choosing an activity for their children. 

Achieving CAA accreditation will mean that you have been independently verified as having met or exceeded the CAA Code of Practice giving parents absolute confidence in the activity that you provide.  And you will have absolute confidence that you have everything needed in place too.  Read the blog from Dr Amanda Gummer PhD and find out more about the benefits and accreditation process.

Once accredited you will join the ranks of those providers proven to work at the very highest standard.  You will receive a logo and certificate at each stage of accreditation and, once fully accredited, then there will commence a high impact social media campaign and press awareness programme around your achievement.

Who is CAA accredited

CAA accreditation launched in November 2015 and already many children's activities providers have started and achieved accreditation. 

What will be accredited?

CAA Accreditation follows our Code of Practice.  This means we will be accrediting your programme and processes not the detail of your lesson content.  For example, we will want to be satisfied that a suitably qualified person has developed and tested your lessons plans.

Because we are accrediting your programme and process, any franchisees or licensees trained and supported to use your system can also receive accreditation.

How is accreditation structured?

Accreditation is awarded in 3 progressive levels and is split into five modules:  Compliance, Training, Customer Service, Programme and Delivery.  Find out more about these modules here .

The starting point is the Compliance module and once this is awarded you can use the CAA Member logo with pride.

And for just £35 you can have the full set of 7 compliance procedure templates provided to CAA members by Sport and Activity Professionals - contact Mark Rasche at mark.rasche@sportprofessionals.co.uk for more information.

Bronze accreditation is awarded once another module is successfully completed..

Progression toward this level must be started within 3 months of membership and members will not be able to display the CAA Bronze accreditation logo until this is achieved. 

Silver accreditation is awarded as soon as any one of the remaining 3 modules has been achieved.  

Gold accreditation awarded once the remaining modules have been completed.

For members who own, develop and deliver the programme themselves, the training module will not be required although a review of CPD will be carried out by the accrediting body.

Who is responsible for accreditation?

The CAA has selected Fundamentally Children as the independent organisation to carry out the accreditation process for us. Fundamentally Children already run the quality assurance programmes that produce the Good Toy Guide and the Good App Guide and have helped the CAA develop the accreditation process so that it is fair, accessible and meaningful.

With the help and support from Fundamentally Children you will provide evidence and answer questions and there will be a visit by one of the accreditation team.

How much will CAA accreditation cost?

We have been very mindful of the cost of accreditation to our members and put considerable thought into the structure of the accreditation fees to ensure they are within reach of all our members.

Compliance module fees are included in your membership fees as long as membership is maintained and accreditation is achieved within 3 years.

The fees for Accreditation include ongoing support and mentoring throughout your journey towards accreditation and a discount on any courses being run by the CAA to support you or your team’s professional development.  As well as phone support, you’ll also receive a site visit and access to policies and documents to help make the process as efficient and streamlined as possible for you. The accreditation team will take time to get to know you and help you plan the most appropriate path to ensure you gain full accreditation in a way and to a timescale that suits you and your organisation.

The full breakdown of costs can be found here.

When can I apply for CAA Accreditation?

Once your CAA membership is approved you can start your Compliance module straightaway and full details will be emailed to you.