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 .2820 - ENHANCED EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR LEAD TEACHERS 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 all lead teachers in child care centers. The points for
				education standards shall be determined by applying this Rule and
				Rules.2819,.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 lead teachers shall meet the
				applicable requirements in the following chart:
Lead Teacher (.2820) Point Level
NC Early Childhood Credential or its
							 equivalent
Certification on the NC Early Care and Education
							 Professional Scale
Other Education and Experience Requirements
2 Points
75 percent of lead teachers; or
75 percent of lead teachers at Level I or higher;
							 and
75 percent of lead teachers have completed or are
							 enrolled in 3 semester hours in early childhood education or child
							 development.
3 Points
All lead teachers; or
All lead teachers at a Level I or higher; and
							 either
75 percent of the lead teachers shall have:
(1) completed 3 semester hours in early childhood
							 education and have completed or are enrolled in 3 additional semester hours in
							 early childhood education or child development; or
(2) completed 1 year full-time verifiable early
							 childhood work experience; or
(3) have a Level II or higher certification on the
							 ECE scale; or
(4) Any combination of (1), (2), and (3) of this
							 requirement.
OR 50 percent of the lead teachers at a Level II or
							 higher.
4 Points
All lead teachers; or
All lead teachers at a Level I or higher; and
							 either
75 percent of the lead teachers shall have:
(1) completed 6 semester hours in early childhood
							 education or childhood development and have completed or are enrolled in 3
							 additional semester hours in early childhood education; or
(2) completed 3 semester hours of early childhood
							 education and have 3 years of full-time verifiable early childhood work
							 experience; or
(3) completed 5 years of full-time verifiable early
							 childhood work experience; or
(4) Any combination of (1), (2), and (3) of this
							 requirement.
OR 50 percent of the lead teachers shall have a Level
							 III or higher certification on the ECE scale.
5 Points
All lead teachers; or
All lead teachers at a Level I or higher; and
75 percent of the lead teachers shall have:
(1) completed 9 semester hours in early childhood
							 education or childhood development and have completed or are enrolled in 3
							 additional semester hours in early childhood education; and have 1 year of
							 full-time verifiable early childhood work experience; or
(2) have a Level IV or higher certification on the
							 ECE scale and have 1 year of full-time verifiable early childhood work
							 experience; or
(3) Any combination of (1) and (2) of this
							 requirement.
6 Points
All lead teachers; or
All lead teachers at a Level I or higher; and
50 percent of the lead teachers shall have
							 either:
(1) An A.A.S. degree in early childhood education or
							 child development or an A.A.S. degree in any major with 12 semester hours in
							 early childhood education or child development and 1 year of full-time
							 verifiable early childhood work experience; or
(2) Completed 60 semester hours towards a BA/BS
							 degree program with 12 semester hours in early childhood education and 1 year
							 of full-time verifiable early childhood work experience; or
(3) A Level VI certification on the ECE scale and 1
							 year of full-time verifiable early childhood work experience; or
(4) Any combination of (1), (2) and (3) of this
							 requirement.
7 Points
All lead teachers; or
All lead teachers at a Level I or higher; and
75 percent of the lead teachers shall have
							 either:
(1) An A.A.S. degree in early childhood education or
							 child development or an A.A.S. degree in any major with 12 semester hours in
							 early childhood education or child development and 2 years of full-time
							 verifiable early childhood work experience; or
(2) A Level VI certification on the ECE scale and 2
							 years of full-time verifiable early childhood work experience; or
(3) Any combination of (1) and (2) of this
							 requirement.
(c)
				Semester hours in early childhood education or child development shall not
				include the coursework necessary for the North Carolina Early Childhood
				Credential.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  110-85;
				  110-88(7);
				  110-90(4);
				  143B-168.3;
Eff.
				  August 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff. March 1,
				  2019.