Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 591 - RULES OF BRIGHT FROM THE START GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CARE AND LEARNING › Chapter 591-1 › Subject 591-1-1 - CHILD CARE LEARNING CENTERS › Rule 591-1-1-.31 - Staff

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Director
(a) A Center must have
				a Director who is responsible for the supervision, operation and maintenance of
				the Center. The Director must be on the Center's premises. If the Director is
				absent from the Center at any time during the hours of the Center's operation,
				there shall be an officially designated person on the Center site to assume
				responsibility for the operation of the Center, and this person shall have full
				access to all records required to be maintained under these rules.
(b) Qualifications of Director. The Director
				must meet the minimum qualifications listed below.
1. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of
				age;
2. Possess at least one of the
				following sets of minimum academic requirements and qualifying child care
				experience:
(i) Child Development Associate
				(CDA) credential issued by the Council for Professional Recognition; Child
				Development and Related Care diploma from a vocational institute accredited by
				the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
				or similar credential where the course of study includes an intensive practicum
				in child care as part of the curriculum and which is approved by the
				Department; and six (6) months of qualifying child care experience;
(ii) Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in
				Early Childhood Education or Child Development and six (6) months of qualifying
				child care experience;
(iii)
				Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in Infant and Toddler and six (6) months
				of qualifying child care experience;
(iv) Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in
				Program Administration and six (6) months of qualifying child care
				experience;
(v) Technical
				Certificate of Credit (TCC) in School Age and Youth Care and six (6) months of
				qualifying child care experience;
(vi) Technical College Diploma (TCD) in Early
				Childhood Education or Child Development and six (6) months of qualifying child
				care experience;
(vii) Forty-hour
				(40) director training course approved by the Department and has been employed
				for a minimum of five (5) years as an on-site Child Care Learning Center
				Director;
(viii) Associate's degree
				in Early Childhood Education or Child Development and six (6) months of
				qualifying child care experience;
(ix) Paraprofessional Certificate issued by
				the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and six (6) months of qualifying
				child care experience;
(x)
				Twenty-five (25) quarter hours or fifteen (15) semester hours from an
				accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education or Child
				Development and six (6) months of qualifying child care experience;
(xi) Bachelor's degree from an accredited
				college or university in a field other than Early Childhood Education or Child
				Development and three (3) months of qualifying child care experience;
(xii) Bachelor's degree from an accredited
				college or university in Early Childhood Education or Child
				Development;
(xiii) Master's degree
				from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education or Child
				Development;
3.
				Participate in the orientation and training required by these rules;
4. Must be able to perform adequately the job
				duties of providing for the care and supervision of the children enrolled in
				the Center in accordance with these rules;
5. Never have been shown by credible
				evidence, e.g., a court or jury, a department investigation or other reliable
				evidence to have abused, neglected or deprived a child or adult or to have
				subjected any person to serious injury as a result of intentional or grossly
				negligent misconduct. The Department may request an oral or written statement
				to this effect at the time of application or at any other time. Upon said
				request, the Director or Staff shall provide this statement to the
				Department;
6. Not have made any
				material false statements concerning qualifications requirements either to the
				Department or to the proposed or current License Holder, Permit Holder or
				commission holder, and
7. Comply
				with the background check requirements as outlined in Rule
				  591-1-1-.09, Criminal Records and
				Comprehensive Background Checks.
(c) Required Records. A copy and/or written
				verification of the credential or degree awarded to the Director listed in
				  591-1-1-.31(1)(b)2. (i) through (xiii)  shall be maintained by the Center in the
				Director's file, and such documentation shall be available for inspection and
				provided to Department staff upon request.