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Director Training

Center Child Care Licensing Requirements (October 2006):
Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications,
Administrative, and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Directors*

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).

** Data obtained from National Child Care Information Center