10A NCAC 09 .1103         ON-GOING training and professional development

(a)  After the first year of employment, the child care administrator and any staff who have responsibility for planning and supervising a child care center, and staff who work with children, shall participate in on-going training activities annually, as follows:

Education and Experience	Required Training
Four-year degree or higher advanced degree in a child care related field of study from a regionally accredited college or university	5 clock hours
Two-year degree in a child care related field of study from a regionally accredited college or university, or persons with a North Carolina Early Childhood Administration Credential	8 clock hours
Certificate or diploma in a child care related field of study from a regionally accredited college or university, or persons with a North Carolina Early Childhood Credential	10 clock hours
10 years documented experience as a teacher, director, or caregiver in a licensed child care arrangement	15 clock hours
If none of the other criteria in this chart apply	20 clock hours

(b)  Health and safety training shall be completed as part of on-going training so that every five years, all of the topic areas set forth in 10A NCAC 09 .1102(b) will have been covered.

(c)  Completion of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid training shall not be counted toward meeting annual on-going training requirements.

(d)  Any staff working less than 40 hours per week may choose to complete on-going training requirements as outlined in Paragraph (a) of this Rule, or the training requirement may be prorated as follows:

WORKING HOURS PER WEEK	CLOCK HOURS REQUIRED
0-10	5
11-20	10
21-30	15
31-40	20

(e)  For purposes of this Rule, "regionally accredited" means a college or university accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies:

(1)           Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools;

(2)           New England Association of School and Colleges;

(3)           North Central Association of Colleges and Schools;

(4)           Northwest Accreditation Commission;

(5)           Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; or

(6)           Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

(f)  For every three hours of countable technical assistance provided, one hour may be counted toward annual training requirements set forth in Paragraph (a) of this Rule, not to exceed 50 percent of the total required so long as:

(1)           the child care center has a 3-5 star rated license; and

(2)           the participating administrator or staff member has earned at least 18 semester hours in early childhood education.

(g)  For purposes of this Section, "countable technical assistance" means technical assistance provided to administrative or caregiving staff members at a child care center by a person who has been endorsed by the NC Institute for Child Development Professionals as a technical assistance provider and shall include:

(1)           a cycle of observation;

(2)           identified goals based on the observation;

(3)           a timeline for completion of identified goals;

(4)           evaluation and feedback for each participant;

(5)           technical assistance time in the classroom; and

(6)           one-on-one consultation with each participant at a time when they are not responsible for a child or group of children.

(h)  A combination of college coursework, Continuing Education Units (CEU's), clock hours, or countable technical assistance shall be used to complete the requirements in Paragraph (a) of this Rule.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 110-85; 110-91(11); 143B-168.3;

Eff. October 1, 2017;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2021.