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Entry Level Requirements for Early Childhood Teaching Positions

October 1998

Division
Position
Education
Requirements
*Experience
Requirements
Minimum Age
Requirement
Background
Check
DPI
Special Education
Aide
none
$75.00 fee for state
license 3.39
None 18 Yes
Regular Education — Paraprofessional None None None No
PK-3 Teacher Bachelor
license 3.06 & 3.065
None None Yes
Early Childhood
Special Education
Bachelor
license 808
None None Yes
DHFS
Early Intervention -
Special Education
Bachelor
license 808
None None No
Head Start
Assistant EC1 or equiv. (40 hrs) ** ** Yes
Teachers CDA, 2 year
Associate, or BA**
** ** Yes
Program Coord. BA or MA** ** ** Yes
Family Child Care
Provisional None None 18 Yes
Certified 15-20 hr. course None 18 Yes
Licensed 40 hr course or 3
credits w/in 6 mo.
additional 10 hr.
course for inf/tod
None 18 Yes
Child Care Ctrs- Non Accredited
Assistant EC1 or equiv. (40hrs)
w/in 6 mo.
None 18 Yes
Teacher HS diploma or
equiv.
EC1 & EC2 or equiv.
80 full days or
120 1/2 days in lic.
facility
18 Yes
Child Care Ctrs- Accredited
Assistant EC1 & EC2 or equiv. None 18 Yes
Teacher CDA/Registry 2.
1 yr diploma
80 full days or
120 1/2 days in lic.
facility
18 Yes

Give comments to: Debi Schwid, Dept. of Work Force Development, (608) 261-6974; Jennie Mauer, Head Start, (608) 261-2137; or Sherry W. Kimball, Dept. of Public Instruction, (608) 264-9625.