(a) Training may include clock hours or CEUs provided
by:
(1) A training provider registered with the Texas Early
Childhood Professional Development System Training Registry, maintained
by the Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office;
(2) An instructor who teaches early childhood development
or another relevant course at a secondary school or institution of
higher education accredited by a recognized accrediting agency;
(3) An employee of a state agency with relevant expertise;
(4) A physician, psychologist, licensed professional
counselor, social worker, or registered nurse;
(5) A person who holds a generally recognized credential
or possesses documented knowledge relevant to the training the person
will provide;
(6) A director at your child-care center if:
(A) The director has demonstrated core knowledge in
child development and caregiving;
(B) Your child-care center has not been on probation,
suspension, emergency suspension, or revocation in the two years preceding
the training or been assessed an administrative penalty in the two
years preceding the training; and
(C) The only caregivers receiving the training are
employees of your child-care center.
(7) A person who has at least two years of experience
working in child development, a child development program, early childhood
education, a childhood education program, or a Head Start or Early
Head Start program and:
(A) Has a current Child Development Associate (CDA)
credential; or
(B) Holds at least an associate degree in child development,
early childhood education, or a related field.
(b) Training may include clock hours or CEUs obtained
through self-instructional materials, if the materials were developed
by a person who meets one of the qualifications in subsection (a)
of this section.
(c) Instructor-led and self-instructional training,
but not self-study training, must include:
(1) Specifically stated learning objectives;
(2) A curriculum, which includes experiential or applied
activities;
(3) An evaluation/assessment tool to determine whether
the person has obtained the information necessary to meet the stated
objectives; and
(4) A certificate of successful completion from the
training source.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §746.1317 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10238; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 928; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective October 8, 2018, 43 TexReg 6649; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 933 |