Additional Resources
Accreditation Organizations
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org
National Association of Family Child Care
http://www.nafcc.org
National Child Care Association
http://www.nccanet.org
Organizations in addition to accreditation groups with caregiver resources:
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
http://www.aacte.org/
Center for the Child Care Workforce
http://www.ccw.org/
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
http://www.naccrra.org/
National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
http://www.naecte.org
The National Child Care Information Center develops comparison tables on Providers' Education Requirements/Qualifications by State for the following positions:
Directors
Teachers
Family Home Child Care Providers
Research
13 Indicators of Quality Child Care: Research Update: Caregiver Qualifications
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/ccquality-ind02/#Staff2
Based on
Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs
, 2nd Edition, 2002 (
American Academy of Pediatrics
,
American Public Health Association
, and
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
)
STANDARD 1.009 PRESERVICE AND ONGOING STAFF TRAINING
STANDARD 1.010 ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR CAREGIVERS SERVING CHILDREN BIRTH TO 35 MONTHS OF AGE
STANDARD 1.011 ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR CAREGIVERS SERVING CHILDREN 3 TO 5 YEARS OF AGE
STANDARD 1.012 ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR CAREGIVERS SERVING SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
STANDARD 1.013 GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL PERSONNEL OF CENTERS
STANDARD 1.014 GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS
STANDARD 1.015 MIXED DIRECTOR/TEACHER ROLE
STANDARD 1.016 DIFFERENTIATED ROLES
STANDARD 1.017 QUALIFICATIONS OF EDUCATION COORDINATORS, LEAD TEACHERS, AND TEACHERS
STANDARD 1.018 QUALIFICATIONS FOR ASSOCIATE TEACHERS, ASSISTANT TEACHERS, AIDES, AND VOLUNTEERS
STANDARD 1.019 GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS OF FAMILY CHILD CARE CAREGIVERS