Qualified Staff
& Director

Compliance
Indicator

Program staff is qualified for the position held. Each program operating two or more sites or family child care homes has a qualified program director. Each program with more than one site has a qualified site supervisor at each site. Each site has qualified teachers.

Regulations/Reference

EED Program Instrument: III. Program Quality EED 17
Education Code: 8203, 8205, 8231, 8240, 8295 & 8298
Title 5: 17717-17721

Monitoring Review Evidence

• Contractor’s Current Classroom Personnel Roster by Position Held

• Copies of Permits, Credentials, or Certificates

Program Director Qualifications

Permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) authorizing supervision of a child care & development program operating in multiple sites. This can be either:

• Child Development Program Director Permit

• Children's Center Supervision Permit

OR CTC Credential authorizing teaching service in elementary school or single subject credential in home economics, & 6 units in administration/supervision of ECE/CD, & 12 units of ECE/CD or at least 2 years’ experience in an ECE/CD program

OR Administrative Services Credential authorizing administration or supervision in public schools in California that includes a preschool authorization

Site Supervisor Qualifications

Permit issued by CTC authorizing supervision of a child care & development program operating in single site. This can be either:

• Child Development Site Supervisor Permit

• Children's Center Supervision Permit

OR CTC Credential authorizing teaching service in elementary school or single subject credential in home economics, & 6 units in administration/supervision of ECE/CD, & 12 units of ECE/CD or at least 2 years’ experience in an ECE/CD program

OR California Administrative Services Credential authorizing administration or supervision in public schools in California that includes a preschool authorization

Program Director & Site Supervisor Waivers

The Superintendent of Public Instruction, also known as SPI may waive the qualifications for a program director & site supervisor upon special conditions that demonstrate the existence of compelling need.

Program Director Conditions:

• The applicant is making satisfactory progress toward securing the appropriate permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, or

• The place of employment is so remote from institutions offering the necessary coursework as to make continuing education impracticable & the contractor has made a diligent search but has been unable to hire a more qualified applicant

Site Supervisor Conditions:

• Evidence that the contractor’s recruitment efforts have not been successful in obtaining qualified applicants

• Evidence of the contractor’s inability to offer competitive salaries or evidence of potential

• Current staff’s lack of reasonable access to training resources which offer required course work

What this might look like in a program:

Contractors complete Form EED-7701A Site Supervisor or Program Director Staffing Qualifications Waiver Request & submit to the department for approval.

Teacher Qualifications

CTC Permit authorizing service in the care, development & instruction of children in a child care & development program. This can be either: 

• Regular Children’s Center Instructional Permit

• Limited Children’s Center Instructional Permit

• Emergency Children’s Center Instructional Permit

• Child Development Master Teacher Permit

• Child Development Teacher Permit

• Child Development Associate Teacher Permit (May supervise Assistant Permit holder & aide)

OR CTC credential authorizing teaching service in elementary school or single subject credential in home economics, & 12 ECE/CD units, or 2 years’ experience in ECE/CD program

NOTE: For State Preschool programs, the school district may have approved substitute teachers who have a Substitute Permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The permit authorizes the holder to serve as a substitute teacher for grades twelve and below, including preschool.

Child Development Training Consortium

Provides services, training, technical assistance & resources to students & professionals working with children.

The consortium helps individuals understand how to apply for a permit, permit stipends & connect with a professional growth advisor. 

California Teacher Credentialing

Apply for a permit on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing website.

Search &/or obtain a copy of an educator's current credential, certificate, &/or permits permits on the Commission on Teacher Credentialing website.

Record Keeping

Contractors must have a current classroom personnel roster by position held & copies of current permits, credentials, or certificates for each teacher, site supervisor, & program director, or a waiver, as appropriate.  

Copies of current permits, credentials, temporary certificates, or department approved site supervisor &/or program director waivers must be on file.

What this might look like in a program:

• Program Administrator reconciles the information on the current personnel roster against the ctc.ca.gov site data to ensure records are up to date.

• Have a system in place to check in with staff 1 year prior such as during their annual evaluation as it may takes 2 to 3 months to renew.

After reviewing the video lesson & sketch pad notes, it’s time to check for understanding by completing a Knowledge Check. Note that Individual Knowledge Checks will conclude with a Certificate.

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