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Staffing Requirements
Centers licensed by Community Care Licensing
under Title XVII require the following staff qualifications:
Director of Infant or Preschool Center
15 units of child development; three of these units must be in administration;
four years of teaching experience or AA degree in child development;
two years of teaching experience or BA degree in child development;
one year of teaching experience
*Fully Qualified Infant Teacher
12 units of child development: three units must be related to the care
of infants; six months of experience in a group child care program for
children under five years of age.
*Fully Qualified Preschool Teacher
12 units of child development; six months of work experience in a group
child care program.
School Age Director
In addition to three units of administration and three units of early
childhood education, the site director may have nine units in recreation,
physical education, social welfare, early childhood education or a teaching
credential and four years of teaching experience.
*Fully Qualified School Age Teacher
12 units in recreation, physical education, social welfare, teaching
credential, or child development; and six months of experience
Aide
- 18 years of age or older or a high school graduate; shall work only
under the direct supervision of a teacher
*Teachers may be hired with six completed units and must complete
two units each semester until the education requirement is met.
- Centers funded by the State Department of Education under Title V—for
example, state preschools—require the following staff qualifications:
- Staff working in infant/toddler and/or preschool centers funded by
the State Department of Education Child Development Division are required
to obtain Child Development Permits for employment. The permit includes
education requirements, experience, and continuing education renewal
standards. See the Child Development Permit Matrix for a list of this
criteria.
Family Child Care Homes licensed under Title
XXII require the following staff qualifications:
Child Care Provider
18 years of age; 15 hours of health and safety training, including
CPR, first aid, and preventative health practices.
Assistant Provider in Large Family Child Care
14 years of age.
While child development classes are not required, many child care providers
have additional training and college course work. Ask to see certificates
and college credit verification.
Ratios in Community Care Licensed Centers Under
Title XXII
Infant centers—one teacher for every four infants
Preschools—one teacher to twelve children or
one teacher and one aide to fifteen children
School age—one teacher to fourteen children or
one teacher and one aide to 28 children
Ratios in Centers Funded by the State Department
of Education Under Title V
Infants (birth to 18 months)—one adult
for every three infants
Toddlers (18 to 36 months)—one adult for every four toddlers
Preschool (36 months to enrollment in kindergarten)—one
adult for every eight preschoolers
School Age (children enrolled in kindergarten through age 14)—one
adult for every 14 children
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