(a) After
the first year of employment, the child care administrator and any staff who
have responsibility for planning and supervising a child care center, and staff
who work with children, shall participate in on-going training activities
annually, as follows:
|
Education and Experience
|
Required Training
|
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Four-year degree or higher advanced degree in a child
care related field of study from a regionally accredited college or
university
|
5 clock hours
|
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Two-year degree in a child care related field of
study from a regionally accredited college or university, or persons with a
North Carolina Early Childhood Administration Credential
|
8 clock hours
|
|
Certificate or diploma in a child care related field
of study from a regionally accredited college or university, or persons with a
North Carolina Early Childhood Credential
|
10 clock hours
|
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10 years documented experience as a teacher,
director, or caregiver in a licensed child care arrangement
|
15 clock hours
|
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If none of the other criteria in this chart
apply
|
20 clock hours
|
(b)
Health and safety training shall be completed as part of on-going training so
that every five years, all of the topic areas set forth in 10A NCAC
09.1102(b)
will have been covered.
(c)
Completion of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid training shall
not be counted toward meeting annual on-going training requirements.
(d) Any staff working less than 40 hours per
week may choose to complete on-going training requirements as outlined in
Paragraph (a) of this Rule, or the training requirement may be prorated as
follows:
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WORKING HOURS PER WEEK
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CLOCK HOURS REQUIRED
|
|
0-10
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5
|
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11-20
|
10
|
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21-30
|
15
|
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31-40
|
20
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(e)
For purposes of this Rule, "regionally accredited" means a college or
university accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies:
(1) Middle States Association of Colleges and
Schools;
(2) New England
Association of School and Colleges;
(3) North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools;
(4) Northwest
Accreditation Commission;
(5)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; or
(6) Western Association of Schools and
Colleges.
(f) For every
three hours of countable technical assistance provided, one hour may be counted
toward annual training requirements set forth in Paragraph (a) of this Rule,
not to exceed 50 percent of the total required so long as:
(1) the child care center has a 3-5 star
rated license; and
(2) the
participating administrator or staff member has earned at least 18 semester
hours in early childhood education.
(g) For purposes of this Section, "countable
technical assistance" means technical assistance provided to administrative or
caregiving staff members at a child care center by a person who has been
endorsed by the NC Institute for Child Development Professionals as a technical
assistance provider and shall include:
(1) a
cycle of observation;
(2)
identified goals based on the observation;
(3) a timeline for completion of identified
goals;
(4) evaluation and feedback
for each participant;
(5) technical
assistance time in the classroom; and
(6) one-on-one consultation with each
participant at a time when they are not responsible for a child or group of
children.
(h) A
combination of college coursework, Continuing Education Units (CEU's), clock
hours, or countable technical assistance shall be used to complete the
requirements in Paragraph (a) of this Rule.
Notes
10A
N.C. Admin. Code 09 .1103
Authority
G.S.
110-85;
110-91(11);
143B-168.3;
Eff.
October 1, 2017;
Amended Eff. February 1,
2021.
Authority
G.S.
110-85;
110-91(11);
143B-168.3;
Adopted
by
North
Carolina Register Volume 32, Issue 09, November 1, 2017 effective
10/1/2017.
Amended by
North
Carolina Register Volume 35, Issue 17, March 1, 2021 effective
2/1/2021.
