Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
1.
Be an adult of good physical, cognitive, social, and emotional health, and
shall use mature judgment when making decisions impacting the quality of child
care;
2. Possess knowledge and
experience in management and interpersonal relationships;
3. Hold at least one of the following
qualifications, in addition to those set out in subsection 1:
a. A bachelor's degree in the field of early
childhood education, child development, or elementary education;
b. A bachelor's degree with at least six
months of experience in a school-age child care program or similar setting and
one of the following:
(1) Eight semester hours
or twelve quarter hours of department-approved early childhood education, child
development, or elementary education;
(2) One hundred twenty hours of
department-approved early childhood training; or
(3) A director's credential approved by the
department;
c. An
associate degree in the field of early childhood education or child development
with at least six months of experience in a school-age child care program or
similar setting;
d. An associate's
degree with at least one year of experience in a school-age child care program
and one of the following:
(1) Eight semester
hours or twelve quarter hours of department-approved early childhood education,
child development, or elementary education;
(2) One hundred twenty hours of
department-approved early childhood training; or
(3) A director's credential approved by the
department;
e. A current
certification as a child development associate or similar status with at least
one year of experience in a school-age child care program or similar
setting;
f. Certification from a
Montessori teacher training program with one year of experience in a Montessori
school, school-age child care program, or similar setting, and at least one of
the following:
(1) Eight semester hours or
twelve quarter hours of department-approved child development, early childhood
education, or elementary education;
(2) One hundred twenty hours of
department-approved early childhood training; or
(3) A director's credential approved by the
department; and
4. Certify annual completion of a minimum of
thirteen hours of department-approved training related to child care, including
one hour on mandated reporter of suspected child abuse or neglect. The same
training courses may be counted toward licensing annual requirements only if
three years has passed since the last completion date of that training course,
with the exception of mandated reporter annual training.
