Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 109 - Child Care Centers › Rule 441-109.6 - Personnel

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The board or director of the center shall develop policies
				  for hiring and maintaining staff that demonstrate competence in working with
				  children and that meet the following minimum requirements:
(1)
Center director
				requirements.
Centers that have multiple sites shall have a center
				director or on-site supervisor in each center. The center director is
				responsible for the overall functions of the center, including supervising
				staff, designing curriculum and administering programs. The director shall
				ensure services are provided for the children within the framework of the
				licensing requirements and the center's statement of purpose and objectives.
				The center director shall have overall responsibility for carrying out the
				program and ensuring the safety and protection of the children. Information
				shall be submitted in writing to the child care consultant prior to the start
				of employment. Final determination shall be made by the department. Information
				shall be submitted sufficient to determine that the director meets the
				following minimum qualifications:
a. Is at
				least 21 years of age.
b. Has
				obtained a high school diploma or passed a general education development
				test.
c. Has completed at least one
				course in business administration or 12 contact hours in administrative-related
				training related to personnel, supervision, record keeping, or budgeting or has
				one year of administrative-related experience.
d. Has certification in infant, child, and
				adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and Iowa's training for
				the mandatory reporting of child abuse.
e. Has achieved a total of 100 points
				obtained through a combination of education, experience, and child
				development-related training as outlined in the following chart:
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE (Points multiplied by years of
								experience)
CHILD DEVELOPMENT-RELATED TRAINING
Bachelor's or higher degree in early childhood,
								child development, or elementary education
75
Full-time (20 hours or more per week) in a child
								care center or preschool setting
25
One point per contact hour of training
Associate's degree in child development or
								bachelor's degree in a child-related field
60
Part-time (less than 20 hours per week) in a child
								care center or preschool setting
10
Child development associate (CDA) or one-year
								diploma in child development from a community college or technical
								school
45
Full-time (20 hours or more per week) child
								development-related experience
10
Bachelor's or higher degree in a non-child-related
								field
40
Part-time (less than 20 hours per week) child
								development-related experience
5
Associate's degree in a non-child-related field or
								completion of at least two years of a four-year degree
25
Registered child development home
								provider
10
Nonregistered family home provider
5
(1) In obtaining
				the total of 100 points, a minimum of two categories must be used, no more than
				75 points may be achieved in any one category, and at least 20 points shall be
				obtained from the experience category.
(2) Points obtained in the child
				development-related training category shall have been taken within the past
				five years.
(3) For directors in
				centers predominantly serving children with special needs, the directors may
				substitute a disabilities-related or nursing degree for the bachelor's degree
				in early childhood, child development or elementary education in determining
				point totals. In addition, experience in working with children with special
				needs in an administrative or direct care capacity shall be equivalent to
				full-time experience in a child care center or preschool in determining point
				totals.
(4) For directors in
				centers serving predominantly school-age children, the directors may substitute
				a degree in secondary education, physical education, recreation or related
				fields for the bachelor's degree in early childhood, child development or
				elementary education in determining point totals. In addition, child-related
				experience working with school-age children shall be equivalent to full-time
				experience in a child care center or preschool in determining point
				totals.