Madison Area Accredited Early Childhood Association (MAAECA) is a membership organization in Madison, Wisconsin.  MAAECA is open to all Madison area early education and care programs that are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC), or the City of Madison and/or meet Head Start Performance Standards.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional organization that promotes excellence in early childhood education. NAEYC is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age eight.

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) is a statewide, nonprofit organization serving as a professional association whose members care for and educate Wisconsin's children, aged birth to eight. WECA is an affiliate of NAEYC.

National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting quality child care by strengthening the profession of family child care.

National Child Care Association (NCCA). The mission of NCCA is to promote the growth and safeguard the interest of quality early childhood care and education focusing on licensed, private providers of these services. 

The Verona Family Child Care Association is a network of Verona-area home child care providers in Wisconsin.