| ||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Founded in 1862, McQuade is a private, accredited not for profit organization dedicated to providing therapeutic residential care, special education, community group homes, emergency shelter services, and community based prevention programs for special needs children and their families. | ||||||||||||||||
|
Licenses, Accreditations, Approvals
& Awards
McQuade Children's Services participates in member organizations, accreditation organizations, and treatment-focused collaborations in service to children and families. Each of these relationships plays a crucial role in providing services, advocating for the needs of children and families, maintaining fiscal accountability, and pursuing best practice with a focus on continuous quality improvement.
McQuade Children's Services is licensed by:
New
York State Office of Children and Family Services
McQuade Children's Services is approved by:
New
York State Department of Education
McQuade Children's Services is accredited by:
National
Commission for the Accreditation of Special Education Services (NCASES)
Council
on Accreditation for Families & Children (COA)
McQuade
Children's Services is a member of:
Council
of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA)
National Association of Children's Behavioral Health (NACBH)
Council
for Exceptional Children (CEC)
NYS 853 Coalition of Private Schools
Orange
County Chamber of Commerce
New York State Principals for the Education of the Emotionally Disturbed (NYSPEED)
McQuade Children's Services and/or its staff have received the following awards:
McQuade received the 2005 Orange County Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award
McQuade Mentoring Program Founder, Carol Soladay, received the Council for Exceptional Children Award in 2005
Kaplan School Music Instructor received the 2002 Award for Exemplary Service to Individuals with Special Needs from the New York Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children.
McQuade has the distinction of being the only agency in Orange County, New York that has attained the prestigious accreditation from the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services, Inc. (COA). McQuade is one of more than 1,500 private and public organizations accredited by COA. The agency is proud to have maintained COA accreditation continually since 1984.
COA is an international, independent, not-for-profit, child and family service and behavioral healthcare accrediting organization. COA was founded in 1977 by the Child Welfare League of America and Family Services America (now Alliance for Children and Families). COA currently accredits 38 different service areas and more than 60 types of programs. COA partners with human-service organizations worldwide to improve service delivery outcomes by developing, applying, and promoting accreditation standards.
In addition, McQuade's private Special Education school, “The Kaplan School” is accredited through the National Commission for the Accreditation of Special Education Services (NCASES). NCASES is an affiliate of the National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC). NCASES was established in response to a need for private Special Education providers to have an accreditation process that uniquely addresses their programs and the populations they serve. McQuade's Kaplan School is the only NCASES accredited school in Orange County and it's surrounding counties. In January 2006 The Kaplan School became the first school in the United States to obtain jointly coordinated accreditation of both COA and NCASES. Currently, The Kaplan School is one of only three jointly accredited programs in the United States .
McQuade Children's Services views accreditation as a catalyst for change that builds on our strengths, identifies areas for improvement, and ultimately helps to achieve better results in all areas. Accreditation utilizes best practice standards and results in a diversity of ethnicities, cultures and viewpoints. Accreditation fosters an emphasis on continuous quality improvement and serves to reinforce the public trust in the quality of services provided to families.
