National Administrator Credential (NAC) for Early Learning Leaders
A 60-hour online credential delivered through ECENAC.com and issued by Director Success Academy, helping administrators lead childcare, preschool, and early education programs nationwide.
National Administrator Credential
National Administrator Credential with Director Success Academy is your trusted partner in early childhood education leadership. Since 2002, we've empowered over 10,000 directors nationwide, impacting the lives of more than several million children, educators, and families.
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Why Early Learning Leaders Choose the NAC
Feeling unprepared to manage staff, operations, and compliance?
Stressed by balancing classroom, administration, and state requirements?
Struggling to attract or retain talented staff?
Limited confidence in leadership or career growth?
Our Signature Programs:
National Administrator Credential
Tailored for aspiring and current directors, our state-approved credentialing program offers flexible learning formats, including self-paced online courses and interactive classroom sessions.
Annual Training Membership
Stay compliant and enhance your leadership skills with our membership program, providing 40 clock hours of director-specific training annually.
Continuing Education
Training for directors by directors and early education leaders.
What the NAC Includes
60 total hours online
30 hours Business & Administrative
30 hours Child Development
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Trusted Leadership Experience
With experience supporting early learning leaders since 2002 across multiple organizations, including Director Success Academy, our team developed the National Administrator Credential (NAC) to reflect decades of expertise in leadership and administration.
Written by experienced ECE owners and directors, updated every two years, and adopted by other credentialing organizations and colleges since 2021, the NAC has credentialed over 4,500 early learning directors and administrators nationwide.
Is the NAC Right for You?
For: Current or aspiring directors, administrators overseeing multiple programs, leaders seeking structured leadership training
Not for: Entry-level classroom-only staff, minimal professional development seekers, one-day training searchers
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