North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 75 - Department of Human Services
Article 75-03 - Community Services
Chapter 75-03-11 - Preschool Early Childhood Services
Section 75-03-11-08.1 - Minimum qualifications of a preschool director
Universal Citation: ND Admin Code ยง 75-03-11-08.1
Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
1. A preschool director shall 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. The director shall 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 with eight or more
weeks of supervised student teaching experience in a preschool or similar
setting;
b. A bachelor's degree
with at least six months of experience in a preschool or similar setting and
one of the following:
(1) Eight semester
hours or twelve quarter hours of department-approved early childhood education
or child development;
(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 preschool or similar setting;
d. An associate's degree with at least one
year of experience in a preschool or similar setting and one of the following:
(1) Eight semester hours or twelve quarter
hours of department-approved early childhood education or child
development;
(2) One hundred twenty
hours of department-approved early childhood training; or
(3) A director's credential approved by the
department;
e. Current
certification as a child development associate or similar status, with at least
one year of experience in a preschool or similar setting; or
f. Certification from a Montessori teacher
training program with at least one year of experience in a Montessori school,
preschool, or similar setting.
General Authority: NDCC 50-11.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 50-11.1-04, 50-11.1-07, 50-11.1-08
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