Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 798.2 - CHILD CARE SERVICES › Exhibit II - Professional Development Standards

Current through June, 2024
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS LEVEL I
Professional Developmental Benchmarks -
No. of teachers and credits in Early Childhood
							 Education
(ECE) or Child Development (CD)
No. of Children Licensed to Serve
Year 2006 " 2008
Year 2009-2012
Year 2013-2015
1 - 50
1 Teacher with either an Associate's Degree + 16
							 ECE/CD credits or a Bachelor's Degree + 12 ECE/CD credits
1 Teacher with either an Associate's Degree + 21
							 ECE/CD credits or a Bachelor's Degree + 16 ECE/CD credits
1 Teacher with either an Associate's Degree + 30
							 ECE/CD credits or a Bachelor's Degree + 20 ECE/CD credits
51 - 100
2 Teachers with either an Associate's Degree + 16
							 ECE/CD credits or a Bachelor's Degree + 12 ECE/CD credits
2 Teachers with either an Associate's Degree + 21
							 ECE/CD credits or a Bachelor's Degree + 16 ECE/CD credits
2 Teachers with either an Associate's Degree + 30
							 ECE/CD credits or a Bachelor's Degree + 20 ECE/CD credits
101+
For every increment of 50 children above 100, require
							 an additional Teacher with either an Associate's Degree + 16 ECE/CD credits or
							 a Bachelor's Degree + 12 ECE/CD credits
For every increment of 50 children above 100, require
							 an additional Teacher with either an Associate's Degree + 21 ECE/CD credits or
							 a Bachelor's Degree + 16 ECE/CD credits
For every increment of 50 children above 100, require
							 an additional Teacher with either an Associate's Degree + 30 ECE/CD credits or
							 a Bachelor's Degree + 20 ECE/CD credits
Note: The additional ECE/CD credits that are required
							 can be included as part of the Associate's or Bachelor's Degree
							 received.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS LEVEL II
Professional Developmental Benchmarks No. of teachers
							 and credits in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or Child Development (CD)
No. of Children Licensed to Serve
Year 2006 - 2008
Year 2009-2012
Year 2013-2015
1 - 50
1 Teacher with a Child Development Associate (CDA)
							 that has either 16 ECE/CD credits or 180 hours of community-based
							 training
1 Teacher with a CDA that has either 21 ECE/CD
							 credits or 270 hours of community-based training
1 Teacher with a CDA that has either 30 ECE/CD
							 credits or 360 hours of community-based training
51 - 100
2 Teachers with a CDA that have either 16 ECE/CD
							 credits or 180 hours of community-based training
2 Teachers with a CDA that have either 21 ECE/CD
							 credits or 270 hours of community-based training
2 Teachers with a CDA that have either 30 ECE/CD
							 credits or 360 hours of community-based training
101+
For every increment of 50 children above 100, require
							 an additional Teacher with a CDA that has either 16 ECE/CD credits or 180 hours
							 of community-based training
For every increment of 50 children above 100, require
							 an additional Teacher with a CDA that has either 21 ECE/CD credits or 270 hours
							 of community-based training
For every increment of 50 children above 100, require
							 an additional Teacher with a CDA that has either 30 ECE/CD credits or 360 hours
							 of community-based training
Note: The additional ECE/CD credits that are required
							 can be included as part of the CDA received.