10A N.C. Admin. Code 9.2822

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 09 .2822 - ENHANCED EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM COORDINATORS FOR A RATED LICENSE FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS

(a) This Rule shall apply to evaluating program coordinators in child care centers. The points for education standards shall be determined by applying this Rule and Rules.2819,.2820,.2821, and .2823 of this Section. To determine the points attained for meeting the education standards, the lowest number of points attained pursuant to each Rule shall be the point used to meet Rule.2802 of this Section.

(b) To achieve two through seven points for education standards, the program coordinator shall meet the applicable requirements in Rule.2510(b) of this Chapter and the following chart:

Program Coordinator (.2822) Point Level	Type of Degree	Certification on the NC School Age Professional Scale	Semester Hours of school-age care related coursework	Hours of verifiable experience working with school-aged children in a licensed child care program	Hours of verifiable experience working with school-aged children in an unlicensed school-age care or camp setting
2 Points	Enrolled in 3 additional hours; or	200; or	300.
3 Points	Level I or higher; or	Completed 3 additional hours; or	300; or	450.
4 Points	Completed 3 additional hours; and	200; or	300; or
Level I or higher; and	200; or	300; or
450; or	600.
5 Points	Level II or higher; or	Completed 3 additional semester hours and be enrolled in 3 additional semester hours; or	600; or	750.
6 points	BA/BS; and	Completed 3 additional hours; or
Level IV or higher; or
Completed 6 additional hours and	750; or	900.
7 Points	BA/BS; and	Completed 6 additional hours; and	300; or	450; or
Level IV or higher; and	300; or	450; or
Completed 9 additional hours; and	600; or	900; or
Completed 6 additional hours; and	900; or	1350.

(c) For centers providing school-age care with 200 or more school-aged children enrolled, there shall be two program coordinators on site, one of whom shall not have concurrent group leader responsibilities. The additional program coordinator shall have completed all the applicable staff requirements in Rule .2510(b) of this Chapter.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 09 .2822

Authority G.S. 110-85; 110-88(7); 110-90(4); 143B-168.3;
Eff. August 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff. March 1, 2019.

Authority G.S. 110-85; 110-88(7); 110-90(4); 143B-168.3;
Eff. August 1, 2012.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 15, February 1, 2019 effective 3/1/2019.