Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, December 1, 2023
RELATES TO:
KRS
164.518(3),
199.8941(4)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
194A.050(1) authorizes the
secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate
administrative regulations necessary to cooperate with other state and federal
agencies for the proper administration of the cabinet and its programs.
KRS
200.703(3) requires the
cabinet to implement programs funded by the Early Childhood Advisory Council.
In addition,
KRS
199.896(17) and
199.8982(3)
require the cabinet to make available training for child care providers through
the development or approval of a model training curriculum and training
materials, including video instruction material. This administrative regulation
establishes the requirements for child care providers to obtain a Commonwealth
Child Care Credential.
Section 1.
Definitions.
(1) "Candidate" means a child
care provider making application for the Commonwealth Child Care
Credential.
(2) "Credentialed child
care provider" means a child care provider awarded the Commonwealth Child Care
Credential.
(3) "Planned program of
instruction" means a program consisting of training for a child care provider
provided by an organization approved by the cabinet.
(4) "Professional development counselor"
means an individual approved by the cabinet who provides guidance to a
potential candidate applying for a Commonwealth Child Care
Credential.
Section 2.
Eligibility for Candidates. A candidate for a Commonwealth Child Care
Credential shall:
(1) Be at least eighteen
(18) years of age;
(2) Be employed
as an early child care provider in a licensed or certified facility in
Kentucky; and
(3) Have completed
within two (2) years of applying for credential authorization sixty (60) hours
of a planned program of instruction that includes:
(a) Fourteen (14) hours in child growth and
development;
(b) Fifteen (15) hours
in learning environments, curriculum, and social-emotional
development;
(c) Nine (9) hours in
health, safety, and nutrition;
(d)
Seven (7) hours in family and community partnerships;
(e) Four (4) hours in child
assessment;
(f) Six (6) hours in
professional development and professionalism; and
(g) Five (5) hours in program management and
evaluation.
Section
3. Award of Credential.
(1) A
candidate shall submit to a professional development counselor verification of
completing the sixty (60) hours of planned program instruction required in
Section 2(3) of this administrative regulation.
(2) The cabinet shall award a Commonwealth
Child Care Credential to a candidate who meets the requirements established in
Section 2(3) of this administrative regulation.
Section 4. Renewal of Credential.
(1) The cabinet shall issue a ninety (90) day
notice for renewal of the Commonwealth Child Care Credential to a credentialed
child care provider and a professional development counselor.
(2) The cabinet shall renew a Commonwealth
Child Care Credential annually from date of credential authorization to a
credentialed child care provider who:
(a)
Completes an additional fifteen (15) hours of training that includes:
1. Twelve (12) clock hours of child
development training; and
2.
a. Three (3) additional clock hours of child
development training approved by the cabinet, pursuant to
KRS
199.896(17); or
b. One (1) college credit; and
(b) Submits verification
of training specified in paragraph (a)1 and 2 of this subsection:
1. To a professional development counselor;
and
2. By thirty (30) days prior to
the expiration date of the credential verification of training.
(3) Upon receipt of
verification of training from a professional development counselor, the cabinet
shall award the credential.
Section
5. Denial of Credential.
(1) If
the candidate fails to comply with Sections 2 and 3 of this administrative
regulation, the Commonwealth Child Care Credential shall be denied.
(2) If the credentialed child care provider
fails to comply with Section 4 of this administrative regulation, renewal of
the Commonwealth Child Care Credential shall be denied.
(3) If the Commonwealth Child Care Credential
is denied, the individual:
(a) Shall be
informed as to the requirements that resulted in the denial; and
(b) May reapply after the requirements that
caused the denial are met.
30 Ky.R. 1159;
1562; eff. 1-5-2004; TAm eff. 10-29-2004; TAm eff. 8-1-2005; Crt eff.
11-26-2019; 47 Ky.R. 1310; eff. 6-16-2021.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
194A.050(1),
199.8982(3),
199.896(17),
200.703(3)
