Section 29-334. TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS

 

334.1A teacher shall be at least twenty (20) years of age and meet one of the following requirements:

 

(a)An associate's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in early childhood education or early childhood development;

 

(b)An associate's degree or higher from an accredited college or university, at least fifteen (15) credit hours from an accredited college or university in early childhood education or early childhood development, and at least one (1) year supervised experience working with children in a licensed District of Columbia Child Development Center or its equivalent in another jurisdiction;

 

(c)At least forty-eight (48) credit hours from an accredited college or university, at least fifteen (15) credit hours from an accredited college or university in early childhood education or early childhood development, and at least two (2) years supervised experience working with children in a licensed District of Columbia Child Development Center or its equivalent in another jurisdiction;

 

(d)A valid Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, specifying that the individual is qualified for the assigned age classification;

 

(e)Satisfactory completion of a child care certification course of no less than 90 hours from an accredited college or university, approved by the Director of the Department of Health or his/her designee, and at least three (3) years supervised experience working with children in a licensed District of Columbia Child Development Center or its equivalent in another jurisdiction; or

 

(f)  Montessori school teacher, at least forty-eight (48) credit hours of successful completion of course work from a regionally accredited or OSSE approved college or university; a Montessori certificate issued by a program accredited by any of the following: the Montessori Accreditation Commission for Teacher  Education, National Center for Montessori Education, or the Association Montessori Internationale; and at least two (2) years supervised experience working with children in a licensed District of Columbia child development center or its equivalent in  another jurisdiction.

 

 

334.2For the purposes of this section, early childhood development and early childhood education shall include the courses listed in Subsection 332.3 of this chapter.

 

authority

The Child Development Facilities Regulation Act of 1998, effective April 13, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-215, D.C. Official Code § 7-2031 et seq. (2008 Repl.)), Mayor’s Order 2009-130, dated July 16, 2009, Sections 2(a), 5a, and 6 of the Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979, as amended (D.C. Law 3-16; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-401, 404.01, and 4-405 (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)), and Mayor’s Order 2009-3, dated January 15, 2009.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 003793 (April 27, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 12384 (August 30, 2013).