NACCRRA | Research and Data - Center Child Care Licensing Requirements (October 2006):<br>Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Teachers and Master Teachers

	Teachers in Child Care Centers	*Master Teachers in Child Care Centers**
Alabama*	None	12	N/A	N/A
Alaska*	None	20	CDA credential	45/2 yrs.
Arizona	None	12	N/A	N/A
Arkansas	None	10	N/A	N/A
California*	Regional Occupation Program certificate of training in child care, 95 clock hours in child care and development, and 150 hours of experience	0	CDA credential and 6 months experience	0
Colorado	None	9	N/A	N/A
Connecticut*	None	1% of hours worked	CDA credential and 1,080 hours of experience	1% of hours worked
Delaware	Completion of a vocational child care program and 6 months experience	15	N/A	N/A
District of Columbia	CDA credential and experience	U	N/A	N/A
Florida*	None	10	CDA credential	10
Georgia	None	10	N/A	N/A
Hawaii	CDA credential or certificate in ECE and 1 year of experience	0	N/A	N/A
Idaho	NL	NL	N/A	N/A
Illinois	CDA or CCP credential	15	N/A	N/A
Indiana	None	12	CDA credential	12
Iowa*	None	6	N/A	N/A
Kansas*	None	10	N/A	N/A
Kentucky*	None	12	N/A	N/A
Louisiana*	None	3	N/A	N/A
Maine	None	30	N/A	N/A
Maryland	90 clock hours in early childhood development and programming and 1 year of experience	3	N/A	N/A
Massachusetts	Completion of a 2-year vocational child care course	20	CDA credential, 3 credits in child development, and 27 months experience	20
Michigan	None	0	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	CDA credential and 1,560 hours experience	2% of hours worked	N/A	N/A
Mississippi	None	15	N/A	N/A
Missouri	None	12	N/A	N/A
Montana	None	8	N/A	N/A
Nebraska	None	12	N/A	N/A
Nevada	None	15	N/A	N/A
New Hampshire	Completion of a 2-year vocational child care course	6	CDA credential and a minimum of 3,000 hours of experience	6
New Jersey	CDA or CCP credential and 1 year of experience	8	Bachelor's degree in any field with 6 credits in ECE and 4 years experience	12
New Mexico*	None	24	N/A	N/A
New York*	None	30/2 yrs.	CDA credential and 2 years experience	30/2 yrs.
North Carolina*	None	20	None	20
North Dakota	None	13	N/A	N/A
Ohio*	None	15	N/A	N/A
Oklahoma*	None	12	Oklahoma Competency Certificate in ECE	12
Oregon	None	15	State or national credential and 1 year experience	15
Pennsylvania*	None	6	Associate's degree with 30 credits in ECE, child development, special education, elementary education, or the human services field and 3 years experience	6
Rhode Island*	None	20	Bachelor's degree in any field with 24 credits in ECE and 6 credits of student teaching	20
South Carolina*	None	15	N/A	N/A
South Dakota	None	20	N/A	N/A
Tennessee*	None	12	N/A	N/A
Texas*	None	15	N/A	N/A
Utah	None	20	N/A	N/A
Vermont*	CDA credential	12	Bachelor's degree and ECE license from the Vermont Department of Education	12
Virginia*	None	10	N/A	N/A
Washington*	None	10	N/A	N/A
West Virginia	None	15	None	15
Wisconsin*	2 non-credit, department-approved courses in ECE and 80 days experience	25	N/A	N/A
Wyoming	None	30/2 yrs.	N/A	N/A
Total Number of States with Requirment	12	47	14	15

Teachers in Child Care Centers

Master Teachers* in Child Care Centers

State

Minimum ECE Preservice Qualifications

Ongoing Clock Hours

Minimum ECE Preservice Qualifications

Ongoing Clock Hours

Alabama*

None

N/A

Alaska*

None

CDA credential

45/2 yrs.

Arizona

None

N/A

Arkansas

None

N/A

California*

Regional Occupation Program certificate of training in child care, 95 clock hours in child care and development, and 150 hours of experience

CDA credential and 6 months experience

Colorado

None

N/A

Connecticut*

None

1% of hours worked

CDA credential and 1,080 hours of experience

1% of hours worked

Delaware

Completion of a vocational child care program and 6 months experience

N/A

District of Columbia

CDA credential and experience

N/A

Florida*

None

CDA credential

Georgia

None

N/A

Hawaii

CDA credential or certificate in ECE and 1 year of experience

N/A

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

CDA or CCP credential

N/A

Indiana

None

CDA credential

Iowa*

None

N/A

Kansas*

None

N/A

Kentucky*

None

N/A

Louisiana*

None

N/A

Maine

None

N/A

Maryland

90 clock hours in early childhood development and programming and 1 year of experience

N/A

Massachusetts

Completion of a 2-year vocational child care course

CDA credential, 3 credits in child development, and 27 months experience

Michigan

None

N/A

Minnesota

CDA credential and 1,560 hours experience

2% of hours worked

N/A

Mississippi

None

N/A

Missouri

None

N/A

Montana

None

N/A

Nebraska

None

N/A

Nevada

None

N/A

New Hampshire

Completion of a 2-year vocational child care course

CDA credential and a minimum of 3,000 hours of experience

New Jersey

CDA or CCP credential and 1 year of experience

Bachelor's degree in any field with 6 credits in ECE and 4 years experience

New Mexico*

None

N/A

New York*

None

30/2 yrs.

CDA credential and 2 years experience

30/2 yrs.

North Carolina*

None

North Dakota

None

N/A

Ohio*

None

N/A

Oklahoma*

None

Oklahoma Competency Certificate in ECE

Oregon

None

State or national credential and 1 year experience

Pennsylvania*

None

Associate's degree with 30 credits in ECE, child development, special education, elementary education, or the human services field and 3 years experience

Rhode Island*

None

Bachelor's degree in any field with 24 credits in ECE and 6 credits of student teaching

South Carolina*

None

N/A

South Dakota

None

N/A

Tennessee*

None

N/A

Texas*

None

N/A

Utah

None

N/A

Vermont*

CDA credential

Bachelor's degree and ECE license from the Vermont Department of Education

Virginia*

None

N/A

Washington*

None

N/A

West Virginia

None

Wisconsin*

2 non-credit, department-approved courses in ECE and 80 days experience

N/A

Wyoming

None

30/2 yrs.

N/A

Total Number of States with Requirment

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Center Child Care Licensing Requirements (October 2006): Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Teachers and Master Teachers

Center Child Care Licensing Requirements (October 2006):Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Teachers and Master Teachers

Center Child Care Licensing Requirements (October 2006):
Minimum Early Childhood Education (ECE) Preservice Qualifications and Annual Ongoing Training Hours for Teachers and Master Teachers