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 .2821 - ENHANCED EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR 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 teachers in child care centers. The points for
				education standards shall be determined by applying this Rule and
				Rules.2819,.2820,.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, teachers counted in staff/child
				ratios shall meet the applicable requirements in the following chart.
Teacher (.2821) 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
50 percent of the teachers shall:
(1) Have 1 year of full-time verifiable early
							 childhood work experience; or
(2) Be enrolled in 3 semester hours in early
							 childhood education or child development; or
(3) Have any combination of (1) and (2) of this
							 requirement.
3 Points
50 percent of the teachers shall have:
(1) 3 semester hours in early childhood education or
							 child development; or
(2) 2 years of full-time verifiable early childhood
							 work experience; or
(3) Any combination of (1) and (2) of this
							 requirement.
4 Points
50 percent of teachers; or
50 percent of teachers at a Level I or higher.
5 Points
50 percent of teachers; or
50 percent of teachers at a Level I or higher;
							 and
3 semester hours in early childhood education or
							 child development; or
50 percent of teachers at a Level II or higher;
							 or
Any combination of the two options.
6 Points
50 percent of teachers; or
50 percent of teachers at a Level I or higher; and
							 either
(1) 3 semester hours in early childhood education or
							 child development and 1 year of full-time verifiable early childhood work
							 experience; or
(2) A Level II or higher certification on the ECE
							 scale and 1 year of full-time verifiable early childhood work experience;
							 or
(3) Any combination of (1) and (2) of this
							 requirement.
7 Points
50 percent of teachers; or
50 percent of teachers at a Level I or higher; and
							 either
(1) 6 semester hours in early childhood education or
							 child development and 2 years of full-time verifiable early childhood work
							 experience; or
(2) A Level III or higher 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;
Readoption Eff. March 1,
				  2019.