N.D. Admin. Code 75-03-10-10

Current through Supplement No. 395, January, 2025

Section 75-03-10-10 - Minimum qualifications of child care center director

A director shall:

1. Be an adult of good physical, cognitive, social, and emotional health, and shall use mature judgment when making decisions impacting the quality of child care;

2. Possess knowledge or experience in management and interpersonal relationships;

3. Hold at least one of the following qualifications, in addition to those set out in subsection 1:

a. A bachelor's degree in the field of early childhood education or child development;

b. A bachelor's degree with at least six months of experience in a child care center or similar setting and one of the following:

(1) Eight semester hours or twelve quarter hours of department-approved early childhood education or child development;

(2) One hundred twenty hours of department-approved early childhood training; or

(3) A director's credential approved by the department;

c. An associate's degree in the field of early childhood education or child development with at least six months of experience in a child care center or similar setting;

d. An associate's degree with at least one year of experience in a child care center or similar setting and one of the following:

(1) Eight semester hours or twelve quarter hours of department-approved early childhood education or child development;

(2) One hundred twenty hours of department-approved early childhood training; or

(3) A director's credential approved by the department;

e. A teaching certificate in elementary education with at least six months of experience in a child care center or similar setting;

f. A current certification as a child development associate or successful completion of a department-approved diploma program with emphasis in early childhood or child care, with at least one year of experience in a child care center or similar setting; or

g. Certification from a Montessori teacher training program with at least one year of experience in a Montessori school, child care center, or similar setting and at least one of the following:

(1) Eight semester hours or twelve quarter hours of department-approved child development or early childhood education;

(2) One hundred twenty hours of department-approved early childhood training; or

(3) A director's credential approved by the department; and

4. Certify annual completion of a minimum of thirteen hours of department-approved training related to child care, including one hour on safe sleep prior to the director providing care to infants and one hour on mandated reporter of suspected child abuse or neglect.. A department-approved basic child care course must be completed within ninety days of employment. The same training courses may be counted toward licensing annual requirements only if at least three years has passed since the last completion date of that training course, with the exception of safe sleep and mandated reporter annual training.

N.D. Admin Code 75-03-10-10

Effective December 1, 1981; amended effective January 1, 1987; September 1, 1990; July 1, 1996; July 1, 1996, amendments voided by the Administrative Rules Committee effective August 24, 1996; amended effective January 1, 1999; January 1, 2011; January 1, 2013.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-360, April 2016, effective 4/1/2016.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 368, April 2018, effective 4/1/2018.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2022-387, January 2023, effective 1/1/2023.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2024-392, April 2024, effective 4/1/2024.

General Authority: NDCC 50-11.1-08

Law Implemented: NDCC 50-11.1-04, 50-11.1-07, 50-11.1-08