North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 09 - CHILD CARE RULES
Section .2800 - TWO THROUGH FIVE STAR RATED LICENSES
Section 09 .2822 - ENHANCED EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM COORDINATORS FOR A RATED LICENSE FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 09 .2822

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) This Rule shall apply to evaluating program coordinators in child care centers. The points for education standards shall be determined by applying this Rule and Rules.2819,.2820,.2821, and .2823 of this Section. To determine the points attained for meeting the education standards, the lowest number of points attained pursuant to each Rule shall be the point used to meet Rule.2802 of this Section.

(b) To achieve two through seven points for education standards, the program coordinator shall meet the applicable requirements in Rule.2510(b) of this Chapter and the following chart:

Program Coordinator (.2822) Point Level

Type of Degree

Certification on the NC School Age Professional Scale

Semester Hours of school-age care related coursework

Hours of verifiable experience working with school-aged children in a licensed child care program

Hours of verifiable experience working with school-aged children in an unlicensed school-age care or camp setting

2 Points

Enrolled in 3 additional hours; or

200; or

300.

3 Points

Level I or higher; or

Completed 3 additional hours; or

300; or

450.

4 Points

Completed 3 additional hours; and

200; or

300; or

Level I or higher; and

200; or

300; or

450; or

600.

5 Points

Level II or higher; or

Completed 3 additional semester hours and be enrolled in 3 additional semester hours; or

600; or

750.

6 points

BA/BS; and

Completed 3 additional hours; or

Level IV or higher; or

Completed 6 additional hours and

750; or

900.

7 Points

BA/BS; and

Completed 6 additional hours; and

300; or

450; or

Level IV or higher; and

300; or

450; or

Completed 9 additional hours; and

600; or

900; or

Completed 6 additional hours; and

900; or

1350.

(c) For centers providing school-age care with 200 or more school-aged children enrolled, there shall be two program coordinators on site, one of whom shall not have concurrent group leader responsibilities. The additional program coordinator shall have completed all the applicable staff requirements in Rule .2510(b) of this Chapter.

Authority G.S. 110-85; 110-88(7); 110-90(4); 143B-168.3;
Eff. August 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff. March 1, 2019.

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