§ 47.15 Teaching Staff Qualifications for Infant / Toddler Child Care Programs.
RCNY § 47.15
A child care program authorized to provide care for children under 24 months of age may employ staff with either the qualifications listed in 24 RCNY Health Code § 47.13 for each title or the following alternative qualifications. All documents and credentials must be submitted for review to an agency designated by the Department and shall be kept on site and made available to the Department upon request: (a) Education director qualifications.
(1)Baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or related field of study, and (2) At least one year of experience as a group teacher or on the teaching staff in a child care program for children under 24 months of age, or six college credits in infant/toddler coursework, or a study plan leading to six college credits in infant/toddler coursework (b) Group teacher in an infant/toddler program. A group teacher for an infant/toddler program shall be at least 21 years of age and have the following qualifications: (1) Associate's (AA or AS) degree in early childhood education; or (2) Child Development Associate (CDA) certification and a study plan leading to an associate's degree in early childhood education within seven years; or (3) High school diploma or equivalent (GED); nine college credits in early childhood education or child development; two years' experience caring for children, and a study plan leading to an associate's degree in early childhood education within seven years; or (4) High school diploma or equivalent (GED) and five years of supervised experience in an infant/toddler classroom if currently employed in a permitted child care program; or (5) High school diploma or equivalent (GED); and a study plan that is acceptable to the Department leading to nine credits in early childhood education or childhood development within two years; and a study plan leading to an associate's degree in early childhood education within seven years, if currently employed in a permitted child care program. (Amended City Record 9/20/2016, eff. 10/20/2016; amended City Record 9/20/2017, eff. 10/10/2017; amended City Record 6/12/2018, eff. 7/12/2018)
