Qualification of Directors

Directing a child care center is one of the hardest jobs, and it is one of the hardest positions to fill. By adding additional qualification requirements, the regulations will unintentionally reduce the already small employee pool.  NAEYC Accreditation raised their Director Qualifications, and they soon changed them downward. They learned that accredited programs could not find Directors with such high qualifications—and the ones who did meet the qualifications would turn down the positions.

 I suggest Director qualifications as follows:

·  Associates Degree in any field, child related courses preferred, not required

·  BA/BS Degree in any field, child related courses preferred, not required

·  12 College Credits in child related subject matter

·  CDA Credential