An Administrator's Guide to California Private School Law Compendium

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F ULLY Q UALIFIED T EACHER Q UALIFICATIONS

A fully qualified preschool teacher must have completed at a minimum one of the following educational and experience options prior to employment: Option 1: Complete 12 postsecondary semesters or equivalent quarter units of early childhood education or child development courses, at an accredited or approved college or university, with passing grades, covering the general areas of child growth and development, child, family and community, and preschool program or curriculum; and Worked as a paid or volunteer staff member, under the supervision of a qualified preschool teacher or director, for at least three hours a day for a minimum of 50 days in a six month period. 14 Option 2: Possess a current and valid Child Development Associate (CDA) credential issued by the CDA National Credentialing Program of the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition; and Complete at least six months of on-the-job training or work experience in a licensed child care center. 15 Option 3: Possess either a valid Child Development Associate Teacher Permit, Child Development Teacher Permit, or Child Development Master Teacher Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. 16

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