10A N.C. Admin. Code 9.2823

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 09 .2823 - ENHANCED EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR GROUP LEADERS AND ASSISTANT GROUP LEADERS FOR A RATED LICENSE FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FOR CENTERS THAT PROVIDE CARE ONLY TO SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN

(a) This Rule shall apply to evaluating group leaders and assistant group leaders in child care centers and for centers that provide care only to school-age children. The points for education standards shall be determined by applying this Rule and Rules.2819,.2820, 2821,.2822, .2824, and.2825 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, group leaders and assistant group leaders shall meet the applicable requirements in the following chart.

Group Leader/Assistant Group Leader (.2823) Point Level	Age of Assistant Group Leaders	BSAC	Semester hours of school-age care related coursework	Hours of verifiable experience working with school-aged children in a licensed child care program	Hours of verifiable experience working with school-aged children in an unlicensed school-age care or camp setting
2 Points	All group leaders.
3 Points	All group leaders; and	25 percent of group leaders enrolled in or completed 2 additional hours.
4 Points	All at least 16 years of age; and	All group leaders; and	25 percent of group leaders completed 2 additional hours; or	100; or	150.
5 Points	All group leaders; and	50 percent of group leaders completed 2 additional hours; or	300; or	450; and
All at least 16 years of age; and	All assistant group leaders; or	250; or	400.
6 points	All group leaders; and	50 percent of group leaders completed 2 hours and completed or be enrolled in 2 additional hours; or	600; or	900; and
All at least 17 years of age; and	All assistant group leaders; or	250; or	400.
7 Points	All at least 18 years of age; and	All group leaders and assistant group leaders; and	75 percent of group leaders completed 2 hours and completed or be enrolled in 2 additional hours; or	600; or	900.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 09 .2823

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

Authority G.S. 110-85; 110-88(7); 110-90(4); 143B-168.3;
Eff. August 1, 2012.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 15, February 1, 2019 effective 3/1/2019.