Regulation .10 Child Care Teachers in School Age Centers.
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A.
To qualify as a child care teacher in a school age center, an individual shall:
(1)
Be 19 years old or older;
(2)
Hold a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence or have successfully completed courses for credit from an accredited college or university;
(3)
Have completed 3 clock hours of approved training in Americans with Disabilities Act compliance;
(4)
Effective January 1, 2020, have completed approved basic health and safety training within 90 days of employment; and
(5)
Meet one of the criteria set forth in §B of this regulation.
B.
The individual shall meet one of the following:
(1)
The individual has successfully completed:
(a)
6 semester hours or 90 clock hours or their equivalent of approved preservice training;
(b)
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
(c)
One of the following:
(i)
400 hours of experience working under supervision primarily with school age children in a licensed child care center, public or private school, or similar setting, or 400 hours of experience caring for school age children as a registered family child care provider;
(ii)
1 year of college; or
(iii)
A combination of experience and college that together are equivalent to 1 year;
(2)
The individual holds a bachelor’s degree in:
(a)
Early childhood education, elementary education, special education, or child development; or
(b)
Any academic subject and has 1,800 hours of experience working with school-age children in an approved setting.
(3)
The individual qualified before July 1, 2008, as a child care teacher in a school age center and has been continuously employed since that time as a child care teacher at the same or another school age center; or
(4)
The individual:
(a)
Has been approved as a teacher by the State Department of Education under COMAR 13A.09.09 for kindergarten or grades 1 through 8; or
(b)
Is certified by the Department or by the state board of any other state for kindergarten or grades 1 through 8.
C.
A child care teacher in a school age center shall:
(1)
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:
(a)
Minimum of 6 clock hours of core of knowledge training; and
(b)
Maximum of 6 clock hours of elective training;
(2)
Document completion of the continued training on the professional development plan; and
(3)
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.