Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-5-401 - Staff Qualifications

A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility:

1. A facility director is 21 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following:

a. At least 24 months of child care experience, a high school or high school equivalency diploma, and

i. Six credit hours or more in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university; or

ii. At least 60 actual hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field, and an additional 12 hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in the area of program administration, planning, development, or management;

b. At least 18 months of child care experience; and

i. An N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential; or

ii. At least 24 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

c. At least six months of child care experience and an associate degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or

d. At least three months of child care experience and a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

2. A facility director's designee is 21 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following:

a. At least 12 months of child care experience, a high school or high school equivalency diploma; and

i. Three credit hours or more in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university; or

ii. At least 30 actual hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

b. At least 12 months of child care experience; and

i. An N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential; or

ii At least 24 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

c. At least six months of child care experience and an associate degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or

d. At least three months of child care experience and a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

3. A teacher-caregiver is 18 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following:

a. Six months of child care experience; and

i. A high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma; or

ii. At least 12 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

b. Associate or bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or

c. N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential;

4. An assistant teacher-caregiver is 16 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following:

a. Current and continuous enrollment in high school or a high school equivalency class;

b. High school or high school equivalency diploma;

c. Enrollment in vocational rehabilitation, as defined in A.R.S. § 23-501;

d. Employment as a teacher-caregiver aide for 12 months; or

e. Service as a volunteer in a child care facility for 12 months;

5. A teacher-caregiver aide is 16 years of age or older;

6. A student-aide provides the licensee with documentation of participation in:

a. An educational, curriculum-based course in child development, parenting, or guidance counseling; or

b. A vocational education or occupational development program; and

7. A volunteer is 15 years of age or older.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-5-401

Adopted effective December 12, 1986 (Supp. 86-6). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective October 17, 1997 (Supp. 97-4). R9-5-401(1)(a) has been corrected to reflect staff qualifications on file and as published in the 97-4 Code Supplement (04-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1564, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).