Timeline for Meeting Teacher Qualifications
2006 - 2020

Timeline for meeting criterion 6.A.05

 

1 class/1 teacher

2 classes/2 teachers

3 classes/3 teachers

4 or more classes/teachers

2006

•Teacher has a minimum of a Child Development Associate Credential [CDA] or equivalenta.

•The teacher has or is working toward an Associatesb or Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent. [Annual reports must show continuous progress.]

•Both teachers have a minimum of a Child Development Associate Credential or equivalent.a

•Both teachers have or are working toward an Associatesb or Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent. [Annual reports must show continuous progress.]

•All teachers have a minimum of the Child Development Associate Credential or equivalent.a

•At least 1 teacher has an Associatesb or Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent.

•All teachers have or are working on an Associatesb or Baccalaureate degreec or equivalent. [Annual reports must show continuous progress.]

•All teachers have a minimum of a CDA or equivalent.a

•At least 25% of teachers have an Associatesb or Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent.

•All teachers have or are working on an Associatesb or Baccalaureate degreec or equivalent. [Annual reports must show continuous improvement.]

2010

•Teacher must have a minimum of an Associates degreeb or equivalent.

•Both teachers have a minimum of an Associates degreeb or equivalent.

•At least 1 of the 2 teachers is enrolled in a Baccalaureatec degree program or equivalent. [Annual reports must show continuous progress.]

•All 3 teachers must have a minimum of an Associates degreeb or equivalent.

•At least 1 of the 3 teachers must be enrolled in a Baccalaureatec degree program or equivalent. [Annual reports must show continuous improvement.]

•All teachers have a minimum of a CDA or equivalent.

•At least 50% of teachers have a minimum of an Associatesb degree or equivalent.

•At least 25% of teachers have a minimum of a Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent.

•All must have or be enrolled in an Associatesb or Baccalaureatec degree program. [Annual reports must show continuous progress.]

2015

•The teacher must have a minimum of an Associatesb degree or equivalent.

•The teacher must be working toward a Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent. [Annual reports must show continuous progress.]

•At least one teacher must have a minimum of an Associatesb degree or equivalent.

•At least one teacher must have a minimum of a Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent.

•All teachers must have a minimum of an Associatesb degree or equivalent.

•At least 1 of 3 teachers must have a minimum of a Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent.

•All teachers have a minimum of an Associatesb degree.

•At least 50% of teachers have a minimum of a Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent.

2020

•The teacher must have a minimum of an Associatesb degree or equivalent and be enrolled in a Baccalaureatec degree program.
(By the next NAEYC Accreditation cycle, the teacher must have a minimum of a Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent.)

•At least 1 teacher must have a minimum of a Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent.

•The second teacher must have a minimum of an Associatesb degree or equivalent and be working toward a Baccalaureatec degree. [Annual reports must show continuous progress.]

•At least 2 teachers have a Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent.

•The third teacher must have a minimum of an Associatesb degree or equivalent.

•All teachers have a minimum of an Associatesb degree or equivalent.

At least 75% of teachers have a minimum of a Baccalaureatec degree or equivalent.

a Equivalence to CDA: A minimum of 12 college credits [semester hours] in early childhood education, child development, elementary education or early childhood special education that encompasses child development and learning of children birth through kindergarten; family and community relationships; observing, documenting, and assessing young children; teaching and learning; and professional practices and development.

b Associates degrees should be in Child Development/Early Childhood Education. Equivalence is defined as 60 college credits with 30 college credits [semester hours] in CD early childhood education, child development, elementary education or early childhood special education that encompasses child development and learning of children birth through kindergarten; family and community relationships; observing, documenting, and assessing young children; teaching and learning; and professional practices and development, including relevant field-based experience.

c Baccalaureate degree should be in early childhood education, child development, elementary education or early childhood special education that encompasses child development and learning of children birth through kindergarten; family and community relationships; observing, documenting, and assessing young children; teaching and learning; and professional practices and development. Equivalence is defined as a Baccalaureate's degree in any discipline with a minimum of 36 college credits [semester hours] in early childhood education, child development, elementary education or early childhood special education that encompasses child development and learning of children birth through kindergarten; family and community relationships; observing, documenting, and assessing young children; teaching and learning; and professional practices and development, including relevant field-based experience.