Assistant Teacher Education Requirements:

● Assistant Teachers must meet one of the following conditions and agree to the provisions stated to continue employment:

o Hold an Associate degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) OR o Be enrolled in an Associate degree program in Early Childhood Education (ECE) at an accredited college/university. Assistant Teacher must complete 6 semester hours of degree related coursework with a grade of "C" or higher annually until the Associate degree is achieved. OR o Hold an Associate or BA/BS degree in an unrelated field and commit to earn the CDA (Child Development Associate) within the first year of employment. After completing the CDA, the assistant must renew it every three years. OR o Hold a High school diploma and commit to earn the CDA (Child Development Associate) within the first year of employment. After completing the CDA the Assistant Teacher must enroll in an Associate Degree program in Early Childhood Education (ECE) at an accredited college/university and complete 6 semester hours of degree related coursework with a grade of "C" or higher annually until the Associate degree is achieved.