To qualify or continue to qualify as a child care teacher in a preschool center, an individual shall: Be 19 years old or older; Have a high school diploma, a certificate of high school equivalence, or courses for credit from an accredited college or university; Have successfully completed 6 semester hours or 90 clock hours or their equivalent of approved preservice training, or hold the Child Development Associate Credential issued by the Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program; Have completed 3 clock hours of approved training in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act; Effective January 1, 2020, have completed approved basic health and safety training within 90 days of employment; Have 9 clock hours of approved preservice training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public, or at least one academic college course for credit; and Have at least: 1 year of experience working under supervision primarily with preschoolers in a licensed child care center, nursery school, church-operated school, or similar setting, or as a registered family child care provider caring for preschoolers; or 1 year of college, or a combination of experience and college that together are equivalent to 1 year and meet one of the criteria set forth at §A(6) of this regulation. An individual meets the requirements of §A(3) of this regulation if the individual: Holds an associate’s or higher degree with approved courses in early childhood education; Has been qualified before July 1, 2008, as a child care teacher in a preschool center and has been continuously employed since that time at the same or another preschool center; Has been approved as a teacher by the Department for early childhood in nursery school through third grade; or Is certified by the Department or by any other state for early childhood in nursery school through third grade. A child care teacher in a preschool center shall: According to the individual’s professional development plan, complete approved continued training, at the rate of at least 12 clock hours per full year of employment as a child care teacher, that consists of a: Minimum of 6 clock hours of core of knowledge training; and Maximum of 6 clock hours of elective training; Document completion of the continued training on the professional development plan; and Document that the health and safety training, as required by the office, is completed by each staff member by the end of each 12-month period, measured each calendar year. A child care teacher wishing to supervise a group of infants or toddlers shall: Unless qualified by the office before July 1, 2008, to supervise a group of infants or toddlers: Meet the requirements of §A of this regulation and have completed 3 semester hours of approved training, or the equivalent, related to the care of infants and toddlers; or Meet the requirements of §A(1), (2), and (4)—(7) of this regulation and have completed 6 semester hours of approved training, or the equivalent, related exclusively to the care of infants and toddlers; and Have completed approved training in supporting breastfeeding practices.