| States* |
Minimum ECE Preservice Qualifications |
Administrative Training* |
Ongoing Clock Hours |
| Preservice |
Ongoing |
| Alabama |
124 clock hours of training and year experience |
20 clock hours of training in administration and management |
None |
24 |
| Alaska* |
CDA credential |
None |
None |
45/2 yrs. |
| Arizona |
60 clock hours of training in ECE or child development and 2 years experience |
None |
None |
12 |
| Arkansas |
None |
None |
U |
10 |
| California |
12 semester units in early childhood and 4 years experience |
3 semester units in administration or staff relations |
None |
0 |
| Colorado* |
18 semester hours in ECE and 2 years experience |
3 semester hours in administration of ECE programs and 3 semester hours in administration: human
relations for early childhood professions |
3 semester-hour course every 5 years in a subject related to the operation of a child care center |
9 |
| Connecticut |
CDA credential and 1,080 hours
experience |
None |
None |
1% of hours worked/year |
| Delaware |
CDA credential and 2 years
experience |
None |
None |
15 |
| District of Columbia |
2 years college training that
includes coursework in ECE or related field and 5 years experience |
None |
None |
0 |
| Florida* |
State Director’s credential |
None |
4.5 CEUs or a 3 credit course in
child care management every 5 years |
10 |
| Georgia |
None |
None |
None |
10 |
| Hawaii |
CDA credential and 4 years experience |
None |
None |
0 |
| Idaho |
NL |
NL |
NL |
NL |
| Illinois |
CDA or CCP credential, 12 semester hours in ECE, and 2 years experience |
None |
None |
15 |
| Indiana |
Associate’s degree in ECE and 3 years experience |
None |
Unspecified clock hours of training in administrative issues as part of required ongoing hours |
12 |
| Iowa* |
75 clock hours of child development-related training and more than 1 year experience |
None |
None |
8 |
| Kansas* |
CDA credential and 1 year experience |
None |
None |
5 |
| Kentucky |
None |
None |
None |
12 |
| Louisiana* |
Completion of a vocational child care program and 1 year experience |
None |
None |
3 |
| Maine* |
135 clock hours of training and 5 years experience |
None |
None |
30 |
| Maryland* |
90 clock hours in early
childhood development |
None |
None |
6 |
| Massachusetts* |
CDA credential, 3 credits in
child development, 2 credits in approved ECE topics, and 33 months experience |
2 credits or 3 CEUs in child
care administration |
None |
20 |
| Michigan |
CDA credential and 12 semester
hours in child development, child psychology, or ECE |
None |
None |
0 |
| Minnesota* |
90 clock hours in any
combination of child development, human relations, and staff supervision and
1,040 hours supervisory experience |
Unspecified number of clock
hours in human relations and staff supervision |
None |
2% of hours worked/year |
| Mississippi* |
CDA or Mississippi Child Care
Director’s credential and 2 years experience |
None |
None |
15 |
| Missouri* |
CDA credential, 6 semester hours
in child-related courses, and 1 year experience |
None |
None |
12 |
| Montana* |
None |
None |
None |
15 |
| Nebraska* |
None |
None |
None |
0 |
| Nevada |
CDA credential |
None |
None |
15 |
| New Hampshire |
CDA credential and 4,000 hours
experience |
None |
None |
6 |
| New Jersey |
Bachelor's degree and one year
of managerial or supervisory experience |
None |
None |
12 |
| New Mexico |
1-year vocational certificate
and 2 years experience |
None |
None |
24 |
| New York* |
CDA credential, 2 years
full-time teaching experience, and 2 years experience supervising staff |
None |
U |
30/2 yrs. |
| North Carolina* |
None |
None |
Enrollment in NC Early Childhood
Administrative Credential course within 6 months; credential completion
within 2 years |
20 |
| North Dakota |
CDA credential and 1 year
experience |
None |
None |
13 |
| Ohio* |
CDA credential and 2 years
experience |
None |
None |
0 |
| Oklahoma* |
Oklahoma Director’s Credential,
Bronze Level |
40 hours of training as part of
the Director’s Credential |
U |
20 |
| Oregon* |
None |
None |
None |
15 |
| Pennsylvania |
Associate’s degree with 30
credits in ECE, child development, special education, elementary education,
or the human services field and 4 years experience |
None |
None |
6 |
| Rhode Island |
CDA credential, 4 college
courses in ECE and/or child development, and 3 years experience |
None |
None |
20 |
| South Carolina* |
None |
None |
5 clock hours of administrative
training as part of required ongoing hours |
20 |
| South Dakota* |
None |
None |
None |
20 |
| Tennessee* |
Tennessee Early Childhood
Training Alliance certificate (requires 30 clock hours of training) |
4 clock hours of approved
training that includes interviewing and evaluating caregivers for service in
an agency and in working effectively with parents |
At least 6 clock hours of
administration, management, or supervisory training as part of required
ongoing hours |
18 |
| Texas* |
CDA credential and 2 years
experience |
6 credits in business management |
6 clock hours of training in
management techniques, leadership, or staff supervision as part of required
ongoing hours |
20 |
| Utah |
CDA, CCP, or NAC credential |
None |
None |
20 |
| Vermont* |
CDA credential and 2 years
experience |
None |
None |
12 |
| Virginia* |
120 hours of training and three
years experience including one year in a staff supervisory capacity |
None |
None |
10 |
| Washington* |
CDA credential and 2 years
experience |
None |
3 clock hours in program
management and administration as part of required ongoing hours |
10 |
| 3Goddess |
None |
None |
None |
15 |
| Wisconsin* |
2 non-credit,
department-approved courses in ECE and 80 days experience |
None |
None |
25 |
| Wyoming |
100 approved clock hours of
training and 1 year experience |
None |
U |
30/2 yrs. |
| Total Number of States with Requirements |
40 |
8 |
12 |
44 |
*Refer to
NCCIC Child Care Database for detailed state information
(http://nccic.org/IMS/Results.asp).