North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 09 - CHILD CARE RULES › Section .2800 - TWO THROUGH FIVE STAR RATED LICENSES › Section 09 .2819 - ENHANCED EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR ON-SITE ADMINISTRATORS FOR A RATED LICENSE FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				This Rule shall apply to evaluating the education standards for an on-site
				administrator for child care centers. The points for education standards shall
				be determined by applying this Rule and Rules.2820,.2821,.2822 and.2823 of this
				Section. To determine the points attained for meeting the education standards,
				the lowest number of points attained pursuant to each Rule shall be the point
				used to meet Rule.2802 of this Section.
(b) To achieve two through seven points for
				education standards, the on-site administrator shall meet the applicable
				requirements in the following chart:
On-Site Administrator
(.2819)
Point Level
NC Early Childhood Administration Credential or its
							 equivalent
Semester Hours and Type of Work Experience
If providing school-age care
2 Points
Level I; and
2 years of full-time, verifiable early childhood
							 experience; or
1 year of child care administration experience;
							 and
150 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care
							 program; or
300 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed
							 school-age care or camp setting; or
BSAC training.
3 Points
Level I; and
6 hours in early childhood education or child
							 development; and either
2 years of full-time, verifiable early childhood
							 experience; or
1 year of child care administration experience;
							 and
300 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care
							 program; or
450 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed
							 school-age care or camp setting; or
BSAC training.
4 Points
Level I; and
18 hours in early childhood education or child
							 development; and 1 year of child care administration experience; or
6 hours in early childhood education or child
							 development and 10 years of child care administration experience; and
450 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care
							 program; or
600 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed
							 school-age care or camp setting; or
BSAC training.
5 Points
Level II; and
2 years of full-time, verifiable early childhood
							 experience; and
600 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care
							 program; or
900 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed
							 school-age care or camp setting; or
BSAC training or its equivalent.
6 Points
Level II; and
18 hours in early childhood education or child
							 development; and either
3 years of full-time verifiable early childhood
							 experience in an early childhood center teaching young children; or
3 years of child care administration experience;
							 or
3 years of a combination of both types of experience;
							 and
750 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care
							 program; or
1150 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed
							 school-age care or camp setting; or
BSAC training.
7 Points
Level III; and either
4 years of full-time verifiable early childhood
							 experience in an early childhood center teaching young children; or
4 years of child care administration experience;
							 or
4 years of a combination of both types of experience;
							 and
900 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care
							 program; or
1350 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed
							 school-age care or camp setting; or
BSAC training.
(c)
				Semester hours in early childhood education or child development shall not
				include the coursework necessary for the North Carolina Early Childhood
				Administration Credential (NCECAC).
(d) Completion of school-age experience
				requirements shall count toward meeting work experience requirements.
(e) For centers with a licensed capacity of 3
				to 12 children located in a residence, if an individual has responsibility both
				for administering the child care program and for planning and implementing the
				daily activities of a group of children, the educational requirements for lead
				teacher in Rule.2820 of this Section shall apply. All other teachers shall
				follow the educational requirements for teachers in this Section.
(f) For centers with a licensed capacity of
				200 or more, there shall be a second administrator on-site for a minimum of 20
				hours per week who shall have the Level I North Carolina Early Childhood
				Administration Credential or its equivalent.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  110-85;
				  110-88(7);
				  110-90(4);
				  143B-168.3;
Eff. May
				  1, 2006;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff.
				  March 1, 2019.