10A N.C. Admin. Code 9.2825

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

Section 09 .2825 - ENHANCED EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM COORDINATORS FOR A RATED LICENSE FOR CENTERS THAT PROVIDE CARE ONLY TO SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN

(a) This Rule shall apply to evaluating the education standards for program coordinators for centers that provide care only to school-age children. The points for education standards shall be determined by applying this Rule and Rules.2824 and.2826 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, the program coordinator shall meet the applicable requirements in Rule.2510(b) of this Chapter and the following chart.

Program Coordinator (.2825) Point Level	Type of Degree	Certification on the NC School Age Professional Certification Scale	Semester Hours of school-age care related coursework	Hours of verifiable experience working with school-age children in a licensed child care program	Hours of verifiable experience working with school-age children in an unlicensed school-age care or camp setting
2 Points	Enrolled in 3 additional hours; or	200; or	300.
3 Points	Level I or higher; or	Completed 3 additional hours; or	300; or	450.
4 Points	Completed 3 additional hours; and	200; or	300; or
Level I or higher; and	200; or	300; or
450; or	600.
5 Points	Level II or higher; or	Completed 3 additional semester hours and be enrolled in 3 additional semester hours; or	600; or	750.
6 points	750: or	900; and
Completed 6 additional hours; or
BA/BS; and	Completed 3 additional hours; or
Level III or higher.
7 Points	Completed 6 additional hours; and	900; or	1350; or
Completed 9 additional hours; and	600; or	900; or
BA/BS; and	Completed 6 additional hours; and	300; or	450; or
Level IV or higher; and	300; or	450; or

(c) As used in this Rule, the definition of the term "experience working with school-age children" in Rule.2510(h) of this Chapter shall apply.

(d) For programs with a licensed capacity of 200 or more school-age children, there shall be two program coordinators on site, one of whom shall not have concurrent group leader responsibilities. The additional program coordinator shall have completed the applicable staff requirements in Rule.2510(b) of this Chapter.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 09 .2825

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.