| 1967 |
The formation of the Alberta Association
of Child Care Centres, later renamed the Alberta Association
of Services for Children and Families (AASCF) |
| 1974 |
A Standards Development Project was
initiated, grounded in the belief that “The evaluation of
the quality and success of residential child care could only
begin after the development of a set of standards” |
| 1978 |
The first set of standards were
finalized. They were the “Standards for Child Care” |
| 1987 |
The first accreditation was granted by
AASCF |
| 1989 |
Alberta Children’s Services developed
core standards |
| 1991 |
Children’s Services and AASCF entered
into a partnership to accredit residential programs |
| 1993 |
All Alberta child-welfare (ACYS) funded
programs were mandated to be accredited |
| 2004 |
CAC separated from AASCF and was
incorporated as a non-profit company that assumed
responsibility for standards and the accreditation process.
The AASCF continues to provide membership services |
| 2010 |
CAC begins accrediting programs across
the country, including organizations in BC, Saskatchewan,
Manitoba and Ontario |
| 2011 |
CAC begins its own accreditation through
ISQua, the International Society for Quality in Health Care |
| 2011 |
CAC begins the accreditation of the
Calgary Homeless Foundation funded programs, an organization
whose mandate is to eliminate homelessness in Calgary by
2018 |
| 2011 |
CAC releases two new sets of standards,
the 2011 Edition of Child, Youth and Family Standards and
the 2011 Edition of Adult Standards |
