Section R9-5-401. Staff Qualifications

A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qual- ifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility:

1.        A facility director is 21 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following:

a.        At least 24 months of child care experience, a high school or high school equivalency diploma, and

i.         Six credit hours or more in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university; or

ii.        At least 60 actual hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or work- shops in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field, and an additional 12 hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in the area of program administration, planning, develop- ment, or management;

b.        At least 18 months of child care experience; and

i.         An N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential; or

ii.        At least 24 credit hours from an accredited col- lege or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

c.        At least six months of child care experience and an associate degree from an accredited college or uni- versity in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or

d.        At least three months of child care experience and a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or uni- versity in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

2.        A facility director’s designee is 21 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following:

a.        At least 12 months of child care experience, a high school or high school equivalency diploma; and

i.         Three credit hours or more in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university; or

ii.        At least 30 actual hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or work- shops in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

b.        At least 12 months of child care experience; and

i.         An N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential; or

ii At least 24 credit hours from an accredited col- lege or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

c.        At least six months of child care experience and an associate degree from an accredited college or uni- versity in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or

d.        At least three months of child care experience and a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or uni- versity in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

3.        A teacher-caregiver is 18 years of age or older and pro- vides the licensee with documentation of one of the fol- lowing:

a.        Six months of child care experience; and

i.         A high school diploma or high school equiva- lency diploma; or

ii.        At least 12 credit hours from an accredited col- lege or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

b.        Associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child devel- opment, or a closely-related field; or

c.        N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential;

4.        An assistant teacher-caregiver is 16 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following:

a.        Current and continuous enrollment in high school or a high school equivalency class;

b.        High school or high school equivalency diploma;

c.        Enrollment in vocational rehabilitation, as defined in

A.R.S. § 23-501;

d.        Employment  as  a  teacher-caregiver  aide  for  12 months; or

e.        Service as a volunteer in a child care facility for 12 months;

5.        A teacher-caregiver aide is 16 years of age or older;

6.        A student-aide provides the licensee with documentation of participation in:

a.        An  educational,  curriculum-based  course  in  child development, parenting, or guidance counseling; or

b.        A vocational education or occupational development program; and

7.        A volunteer is 15 years of age or older.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 12, 1986 (Supp. 86-6). Sec- tion repealed; new Section adopted effective October 17, 1997 (Supp. 97-4). R9-5-401(1)(a) has been corrected to reflect staff qualifications on file and as published in the 97-4 Code Supplement (04-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1564, effective September 30,

2010 (Supp. 10-3).