10A N.C. Admin. Code 09 .2819 - ENHANCED EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR ON-SITE ADMINISTRATORS FOR A RATED LICENSE FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS

(a) This Rule shall apply to evaluating the education standards for an on-site administrator for child care centers. The points for education standards shall be determined by applying this Rule and Rules.2820,.2821,.2822 and.2823 of this Section. To determine the points attained for meeting the education standards, the lowest number of points attained pursuant to each Rule shall be the point used to meet Rule.2802 of this Section.

(b) To achieve two through seven points for education standards, the on-site administrator shall meet the applicable requirements in the following chart:

On-Site Administrator (.2819) Point Level	NC Early Childhood Administration Credential or its equivalent	Semester Hours and Type of Work Experience	If providing school-age care
2 Points	Level I; and	2 years of full-time, verifiable early childhood experience; or 1 year of child care administration experience; and	150 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care program; or 300 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed school-age care or camp setting; or BSAC training.
3 Points	Level I; and	6 hours in early childhood education or child development; and either 2 years of full-time, verifiable early childhood experience; or 1 year of child care administration experience; and	300 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care program; or 450 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed school-age care or camp setting; or BSAC training.
4 Points	Level I; and	18 hours in early childhood education or child development; and 1 year of child care administration experience; or 6 hours in early childhood education or child development and 10 years of child care administration experience; and	450 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care program; or 600 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed school-age care or camp setting; or BSAC training.
5 Points	Level II; and	2 years of full-time, verifiable early childhood experience; and	600 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care program; or 900 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed school-age care or camp setting; or BSAC training or its equivalent.
6 Points	Level II; and	18 hours in early childhood education or child development; and either 3 years of full-time verifiable early childhood experience in an early childhood center teaching young children; or 3 years of child care administration experience; or 3 years of a combination of both types of experience; and	750 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care program; or 1150 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed school-age care or camp setting; or BSAC training.
7 Points	Level III; and either	4 years of full-time verifiable early childhood experience in an early childhood center teaching young children; or 4 years of child care administration experience; or 4 years of a combination of both types of experience; and	900 hours of verifiable time in a licensed child care program; or 1350 hours of verifiable time in an unlicensed school-age care or camp setting; or BSAC training.

(c) Semester hours in early childhood education or child development shall not include the coursework necessary for the North Carolina Early Childhood Administration Credential (NCECAC).

(d) Completion of school-age experience requirements shall count toward meeting work experience requirements.

(e) For centers with a licensed capacity of 3 to 12 children located in a residence, if an individual has responsibility both for administering the child care program and for planning and implementing the daily activities of a group of children, the educational requirements for lead teacher in Rule.2820 of this Section shall apply. All other teachers shall follow the educational requirements for teachers in this Section.

(f) For centers with a licensed capacity of 200 or more, there shall be a second administrator on-site for a minimum of 20 hours per week who shall have the Level I North Carolina Early Childhood Administration Credential or its equivalent.

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10A N.C. Admin. Code 09 .2819

Authority G.S. 110-85; 110-88(7); 110-90(4); 143B-168.3;
Eff. May 1, 2006;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff. March 1, 2019.

Authority G.S. 110-85; 110-88(7); 110-90(4); 143B-168.3;
Eff. May 1, 2006;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2012. Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 15, February 1, 2019 effective 3/1/2019.