Title
5: Regulations and Core Courses
California
State Licensing Requirements for Child Care Staff
The state of California
has licensing requirements for individuals who provide care for children
in a child care facility. The two types of regulations are called Title
5 and Title 22 and are usually fulfilled by taking a prescribed set
of courses. Las Positas College offers those courses which fulfill California
State Licensing Requirements for child care centers as defined by Title
22 and Title 5. The type of child care center for which you work will
determine which requirements you must meet. Below is an explanation
of the two different types of regulations.
Title
5 Regulations
Title 5 of the California
Code of Regulations contains duly authorized regulations pertaining
to education. Programs that fall under Title 5 regulations might include
the following: state funded, state subsidized, state pre-school, state
child care, etc. The regulations require teachers to have fulfilled
the requirements of the Child Development Permit which went into effect
on February 1, 1997.
The new Child Development
Permit will take the place of the Children's Center Instructional Permit,
the Emergency Children's Center Instructional Permit, the Children's
Center Supervision Permit and the Life Children's Center Supervision
Permit. This new permit recognizes career steps within the early childhood
profession and represents an expanded approach to staff certification.
For new applicants, this permit will offer more options for career choice
and opportunities for career advancement (see the attached Child Development
Permit Matrix).
Most of the current education requirements for the old Children's Center
Instructional Permit have been incorporated into the new Child Development
Permit matrix. The most significant changes in the proposed education
requirements involve creation of the Master Teacher option for professionals
who do not necessarily wish to move into supervision, and the creation
of two levels of supervision. In addition, the proposed steps on the
Child Development Permit matrix represent a career ladder for early
childhood professionals.
The five year renewal requirements on the new matrix will require individuals
at every level of the permit to obtain 105 hours (equivalent to 7 semester
units) of professional growth every five years. Individuals choosing
to apply their professional growth requirements toward a higher degree
will be able to advance on the career ladder, but those not choosing
to move in that direction may obtain different types of professional
growth. For example, permit holders may take courses, attend conferences
and workshops, or engage in other staff development activities to meet
this requirement. Under the new system, Site Supervisors and Program
Directors will also be required to participate in professional growth
for the first time as part of their renewal requirements.
In Alameda County,
information about current regulations and course requirements for State
Licensing may be obtained by contacting:
Community Care Licensing
200 Webster Street, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94607 (925) 286-7062
Core
Courses
Both Title 5
and Title 22 consider certain courses to be core courses and are as
follows:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
- 1 Course Required
Early Childhood Development 51, (Prenatal to Early Childhood) 3 sem.
units
CHILD, FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY - 1 Course Required
Early Childhood Development 62, (Child, Family/Community 3 sem. units
CURRICULUM - 1 Course
Required
*Early Childhood Development 50, (Early Childhood Education and Care)
3 sem. units
Early Childhood Development 61, (Literature for the Young Child) 3 sem.
units
*Early Childhood Development 63, (Early Childhood Curriculum) 4 sem.
units
Prerequisites: ECD 50 & ECD 51
Early Childhood Development 64, (Play: Materials and Environments) 3
sem. units
Prerequisite: ECD 51
Early Childhood Development 80, (Adv. Topics in Childhood Development)
1-3 sem. units
Prerequisite: ECD 63
*Recommended
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