NSACA is the only national membership organization representing the entire array of public, private and community-based providers of afterschool programs. NSACA has over 8,000 members and 36 affiliated state organizations. NSACA sponsors a national conference for over 2,500 practitioners and advocates.

The organization promotes national standards for quality school-age care for children and youth 5 - 14 years old, and grants accreditation to programs meeting the standards. NSACA is headquartered in Boston and has a public policy liaison located in Washington, D.C.

The NSACA network supports continuous improvement and review through ARQ: Advancing and Recognizing Quality, NSACA's program improvement and accreditation system.

For more information about National School-Age Care Alliance accreditation, go to the NSACA website at: http://www.nsaca.org/.