Section 5-A174. OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM: GROUP LEADER QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

174.1 At a Child Development Center that provides both out-of-school-time care and care for infants, toddlers, and/or preschoolers, a qualified Teacher shall be deemed to meet the qualification requirements for a Group Leader.

 

174.2 A Group Leader, whose sole responsibility is to supervise an out-of-school-time program group, shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age and shall either:

 

(a) Have earned, an associate’s  or more advanced degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, with a major in education or child and youth development;

 

(b) Have earned at least forty-eight (48) semester credit hours, or its recognized equivalent, from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, of which at least nine (9) semester credit hours, or its recognized equivalent, shall be in child and youth development, and have at least six (6) months of supervised occupational experience working with school age children  under the age of fifteen (15) years at a duly authorized school or camp, a licensed Child Development Center, or the equivalent;

 

(c) Have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent, and have at least one (1) year of supervised occupational experience working with school age children under the age of fifteen (15) years at a duly authorized school or camp, a licensed Child Development Center, or the equivalent.

 

174.3 In order to qualify for the purpose of Subsection 174.2, a period of supervised occupational work experience shall include an average of no less than twenty (20) hours per week.  One (1) year of occupational experience is equal to one thousand (1,000) hours.  Multiple qualifying periods may be aggregated in order to achieve the required total.

 

174.4 The duties and responsibilities of a Group Leader shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

 

(a) Supervising, assisting, and guiding the children in his or her assigned group;

 

(b) Assisting the Center Director in appropriately planning the program of care and education;

 

(c) Communicating regularly with the parent(s) or guardian(s) of each child in his or her class or group about the development of their child(ren); and

 

(d) Supervising subordinate staff. 

 

 

authority

Sections 3(b)(6A), 3(b)(9), 3(b)(9A), 3(b)(11) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2602(b)(6A), (b)(9), (b)(9A), and (b)(11)) (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); the Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-16; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-401 et seq. (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)) (“Day Care Act”); Mayor’s Order 2009-3, dated January 15, 2009; 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. (2012 Repl.)) (“Facilities Act”); Mayor’s Order 2009-130, dated July 16, 2009; Sections 503 and 504 of the Early Intervention Program Establishment Act of 2004, effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-353; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-863.03 and 7-863.04 (2012 Repl.)); Mayor’s Order 2009-167, dated September 28, 2009; Titles I and II of the Child and Youth, Safety and Health Omnibus Amendment Act of 2004 (“CYSHA”), effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-353; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-620.31 et seq. and §§ 4-1501.01 et seq. (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); and the Healthy Tots Act of 2014, effective February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-155; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-281 et seq. (2016 Supp.)); and pursuant to the Social Security Act, approved February 22, 2012 (Pub.L. 112-96; 42 U.S.C. § 618(c)); the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (“CCDBG Act”), approved November 19, 2014 (Pub.L. 113-186; 42 U.S.C. §§ 9858 et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder at 45 C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99.

source

Final Rulemaking at 63 DCR 14640 (December 2, 2016).