Section 29-345. CENTER DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

 

345.1Each Child Development Center that provides out-of-school-time care, either alone or in conjunction with infant, toddler, and/or preschool care, shall have a Center Director.

 

345.2The Center Director for a Center that provides both out-of-school-time care and care for infants, toddlers, and/or preschoolers shall meet the qualification requirements for a Center Director in accordance with section 332 of this Chapter.

 

345.3The Center Director in a Child Development Center that provides out-of-school-time care only shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and shall meet one of the following qualification requirements:

 

(a)A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in education or child and youth development;

 

(b)A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university, plus at least one (1) year supervised experience working with children of legal school age and under the age of fifteen (15) years, in an accredited school or camp, a licensed Child Development Center, or the equivalent;

 

(c)An associate's degree from an accredited college or university in education or child and youth development, plus at least one (1) year supervised experience working with children of legal school age and under the age of fifteen (15) years, in an accredited school or camp, a licensed Child Development Center, or the equivalent;

 

(d)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 education or child and youth development, plus at least eighteen (18) months supervised experience working with children of legal school age and under the age of fifteen (15) years, in an accredited school or camp, a licensed Child Development Center, or the equivalent;

 

(e)A District of Columbia Director Credential, or the equivalent Director Credential awarded by another jurisdiction, plus at least two (2) years supervised experience working with children of legal school age and under the age of fifteen (15) years, in an accredited school or camp, a licensed Child Development Center, or the equivalent; or

 

(f)Employment as a qualified Center Director in a licensed Child Development Center providing out-of-school-time care in the District of Columbia on the effective date of these rules, provided that the Center Director achieves compliance with (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) within no more than five (5) years following said date.

 

345.4In order to qualify for the purpose of this section, a period of supervised work experience must include an average of no less than twenty (20) hours per week. One (1) year experience is equal to one thousand (1,000) hours. Multiple qualifying periods may be aggregated in order to achieve the required total.

 

345.5The duties and responsibilities of the Center Director in a Center that provides out-of school-time care shall include those contained in section 333 of this Chapter.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 003793(April 27, 2007).