| Education | Experience |
|---|---|
| (1) A bachelor's degree with six college credit hours in management, |
and at least one year of experience in a licensed operation or similar experience as specified in §744.1021 of this title (relating to What types of experience may count towards meeting director qualifications?); |
| (2) An associate's of applied science degree in child development or a closely related field with six college credit hours in child development and six college credit hours in management. A "closely related field" is any educational instruction pertaining to the growth, development, physical or mental care, or education of children ages birth through 13 years, |
and at least two years of experience in a licensed operation or similar experience as specified in §744.1021 of this title; |
| (3) Sixty college credit hours with nine college credit hours in child development and six college credit hours in management, |
and at least two years of experience in a licensed operation or similar experience as specified in §744.1021 of this title, or instructor certification and one year experience in training others in a skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency that is the goal of skill instruction or training that is a core component of your operation's program; |
| (4) A Child Development Associate credential or Certified Child-Care Professional credential with six college credit hours in management, |
and at least two years of experience in a licensed operation or similar experience as specified in §744.1021 of this title; |
| (5) A child-care administrator's certificate from a community college with at least 15 college credit hours in child development and three college credit hours in management, |
and at least two years of experience in a licensed operation or similar experience as specified in §744.1021 of this title; |
| (6) A day-care administrator's credential issued by a professional organization or an educational institution and approved by Licensing based on criteria specified in Subchapter P of Chapter 745 of this title (relating to Day-Care Administrator's Credential Program), |
and at least two years of experience in a licensed operation or similar experience as specified in §744.1021 of this title; or |
| (7) Nine college credit hours in child development and nine college credit hours in management, |
and at least three years of experience in a licensed operation or similar experience as specified in §744.1021 of this title, or instructor certification and one year experience in training others in a skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency that is the goal of skill instruction or training that is a core component of your operation's program. |