Education Requirements for Directors of Child Care Learning Centers

Directors at Child Care Learning Centers are required to have ONE of the following:

• Child Development Credential (CDA) & six months experience

• Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in Early Childhood, or Infant/Toddler, or Program Administration, or School Age Care & six months experience

• Technical College Diploma (TCD) in Early Childhood & six months experience

• 40 hour Director Training and 5 years experience

• Associates Degree & six months experience

• Paraprofessional Certificate & six months experience

• 25 quarter or 15 semester credit hours in Early Childhood & six months experience

• Bachelors degree in a field other than Early Childhood & 3 months experience

• Bachelors degree in Early Childhood

• Masters degree in Early Childhood

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Education Requirements for Teacher/Lead Caregiver

Teachers/Lead Caregivers must meet ONE of the following minimum education requirements:

• Child Development Associate (CDA)

• Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in Early Childhood, or Infant/Toddler, or Program Administration, or School Age Care

• Technical College Diploma (TCD) in Early Childhood

• Associates Degree in Early Childhood

• Paraprofessional Certificate

• 25 quarter or 15 semester credit hours in Early Childhood

• Bachelors degree in a field other than Early Childhood & 3 months experience

• Bachelors degree in Early Childhood

• Masters degree in Early Childhood 

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Education Requirements for Directors of Family Child Care Learning Homes

New FCCLH applicants will have to possess ONE of the following:

• Child Development Associate (CDA) credential issued by the Council for Professional Recognition;

• Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in Early Childhood Education;

• Technical College Diploma (TCD) in Early Childhood Education;

• Associate Degree in Early Child hood Education (AA, AAS; AAT);

• Paraprofessional Certificate (issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission)