Center Director | Bachelor’s degree (BA) in early childhood education (including early childhood development, elementary education or early special education) or a bachelor’s degree in any subject area with at least 15 semester credit hours in early childhood education. | December 2022 |
Teacher | Associate degree (AA) in early childhood education (or early childhood development, child and family studies or a closely related field) or an associate degree (or higher) in any subject area with at least 24 semester credit hours in early childhood. | December 2023 |
Assistant Teacher | Child Development Associate (CDA) or an associate degree (or higher) in any subject area. | December 2023 |
Expanded Home Caregiver | Associate degree in early childhood education (or early childhood development, child and family studies or a closely related field) or an associate degree (or higher) in any subject area with at least 24 semester credit hours in early childhood. | December 2023 |
Home Caregiver and Associate Home Caregiver | CDA | December 2023 |