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Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers
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Section 17-895-16
Staff Training, Experience, and Personal Qualifications
(a) Each caregiving staff shall be qualified through
training, experience, and personal qualities for the age
group with which the person works.
(b) Applicants and employees shall be of reputable
and responsible character and shall not have a criminal
history record, employment history, or background, which
poses a risk to the infants and toddlers in care.
(1) Conviction of a crime involving children,
violence, alcohol or drug abuse, sex offense, or any other
offense, the circumstances of which indicate that the
applicant or employee may pose a danger to children, is
grounds for denial or revocation of a license or a reason
to request termination of an employee under section 17-
895-3(e).
(2) Type of criminal offense, when it occurred, and
evidence of rehabilitation shall be considered in
determining whether the criminal history record poses a
risk to the health, safety, or well-being of children in
care.
(3) An employment history indicating violence,
alcohol or drug abuse, and any other violation of employer
rule or policy, the circumstances of which indicate that
the applicant or employee may pose a danger to children,
may be grounds for denial or revocation of a license or a
reason to request termination of an employee under section
17-895-3(e).
(c) The director of an infant and toddler center
shall have:
(1) A Bachelor's degree in early childhood
education, child development, or related field from an
accredited college or university, including in all cases
30 hours of course work in infant and toddler development
from an accredited teacher training institute or program;
and 12 months full time experience working with children
under 36 months of age in a licensed group care setting;
or
(2) Two years of college education in early
childhood education, child development, or related field,
including in all cases 30 hours of course work in infant
and toddler development from an accredited teacher
training institute or program; and 24 months full time
experience working with children under 36 months of age in
a licensed group care setting.
(d) The director may serve as a caregiver, and thus
be included in the staff-child ratio, only when total
infant and toddler facility size does not exceed 16.
(1) In an infant and toddler program with more than
16 children, the director may serve as a caregiver but
shall not be included in the staff-child ratio.
(A) Exception may be made and the director may
be included in the staff-child ratio in cases of emergency
or in special situations. In any case this inclusion in
the staff-child ratio may not exceed ten hours per week.
(B) Exception may be made and the director of
only those facilities which operate full day may be
included in the staff-child ratio during the first hour
and the last hour of the regular operational day.
(e) A lead caregiver shall meet one of the following
qualifications:
_______________________________________________________
Training Experience* Approved
Child
development
or early
childhood
training
courses**
(1) A Bachelor's 12 months full 12 credits in
degree in time experience ECE/CD,
child working with including 30
development children under hours of course
or early 36 months of age work in infant
childhood in a licensed and toddler
education or group care development
related setting
field, e.g.,
maternal-
child health,
nursing,
or human
_____development_______________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Training Experience* Approved
Child
development
or early
childhood
training
courses**
or
(2) High school 24 months full 12 credits in
diploma, or time experience ECE/CD,
its equiva- working with including 30
lent, and children under hours of course
credential five years of age work in infant
in child in a licensed and toddler
development group care development
associate setting of
program which 12 months
shall have been
with children
under 36 months
of age
or
(3) Two years of 24 months full 12 credits in
college, time experience ECE/CD,
preferably working with including 30
in child children under hours course
development five years of work in infant
or early age in a and toddler
childhood licensed group development
education care setting of
or related which 24 months
field shall have been
with children
under 36 months
of age
*Experience as a provider in a registered family child
care home can be counted for not more than half of the
total hours of experience required.
**Approved child development or early childhood
training courses mean:
1. Child development and early childhood course taken
from accredited institutions of higher learning, public or
private, such as the University of Hawaii and its
Community Colleges, Chaminade University, Hawaii Pacific
College, Brigham Young University, and Hawaii Loa College;
or
2. Courses, workshops, or seminars conducted by other
agencies or organizations, provided that:
a. the agency or organization is recognized by
the department as having child care expertise;
b. the agency or organization has submitted a
description of the course, workshop, or seminar which
fully describes the subject matter covered, the total
hours of training, and name of trainer; and
c. the course, workshop, or seminar is taught by
a person qualified to provide training in early childhood
or child development; a qualified trainer is one who meets
the following requirements:
(1) has twelve credits in early childhood/
child development or related field, such as human
development, psychology, social work, or nursing, and a
combined total of three years of experience in training
adults/working with children; or
(2) has six credits in early childhood/
child development or related field, such as human
development, psychology, social work, or nursing, and a
combined total of five years of experience in training
adults/working with children.
(f) A caregiver shall meet one of the following
qualifications:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Training Experience* Approved Child
Development or
Early childhood
training
courses**
(1) High school 12 months full 12 credits
diploma or time experience in ECE or CD
its equiva- working with from an
lent children under accredited
36 months of age teacher
in a licensed training
group care institute or
setting. program,
including 30
hours of
course work in
infant and
toddler
development.
or
(2) High school 24 months full 30 hours of
diploma or time experience course work in
its equiva- working with infant and
lent children under toddler
36 months of age development.
in a licensed group
care
____________________setting.___________________________
or
(3) No high 36 months full 30 hours of
school time experience course work in
diploma working with infant and
children under toddler
36 months of development.
age in a
licensed group
____________________care setting.______________________
*Experience as a provider in a registered family child
care home can be counted for not more than half of the
total hours of experience required.
**Approved child development or early childhood
training courses mean:
1. Child development and early childhood course taken
from accredited institutions of higher learning, public or
private, such as the University of Hawaii and its
Community Colleges,
Chaminade University, Hawaii Pacific College,
Brigham Young University, and Hawaii Loa College; or
2. Courses, workshops, or seminars conducted by other
agencies or organizations, provided that:
a. the agency or organization is recognized by
the department as having child care expertise;
b. the agency or organization has submitted a
description of the course, workshop, or seminar which
fully describes the subject matter covered, the total
hours of training, and name of trainer; and
c. the course, workshop, or seminar is taught by
a person qualified to provide training in early childhood
or child development; a qualified trainer is one who meets
the following requirements:
(1) has twelve credits in early childhood/
child development or related field, such as human
development, psychology, social work, or nursing, and a
combined total of three years of experience in training
adults/working with children; or
(2) has six credits in early childhood/
child development or related field, such as human
development, psychology, social work, or nursing, and a
combined total of five years of experience in training
adults/working with children.
(g) A child care aide shall meet one of the
following qualifications:
_______________________________________________________
Training Experience Approved Child
Development or
Early Childhood
________________________________________Training Courses
(1) High school None None
vocational
child-care
training
course. _________________________________________
or (2) Orientation None
None
training in _____the
center._______________________________________
(h) For new hires, rehires, and current functioning
child care facility staff in director, lead caregiver, or
caregiver positions, who meet all other requirements
excepting for the 30 hours course work in infant and
toddler development from an accredited teacher training
institute or program, a twelve month non-renewable waiver
of this requirement may be granted to enable the person to
complete this course work, while concurrently serving in
the capacity of the facility's director, leader caregiver,
or caregiver.
(i) All staff members required to complete the 30
hours of course work in infant and toddler development
from an accredited teacher training institute or program,
as stipulated in sections 17-895-16(c), 17-895-16(e), and
17-895-16(f), shall, within two years of completion of
this course work, obtain 15 additional hours of course
work in infant and toddler development from an accredited
teacher training institute or program.
(j) The age requirements for staff shall be as
follows:
(1) Child care aide, volunteer, or maintenance
personnel shall be at least fourteen years old, except
that a child care aide, who is to be counted in the staff-
child ratio, shall be at least eighteen years old; and
(2) All other staff shall be at least eighteen years
old.
(k) Volunteers shall:
(1) Participate in an orientation to the program; or
(2) Be a participant in a high school program which
includes training in infant and toddler care; and
(3) Meet the requirements of regular staff members
to be counted in the staff-child ratio.
(l) Temporary hires shall meet qualifications of
positions for which hired.
(m) Substitutes for lead caregivers and caregivers
shall be at least eighteen years of age and shall have
participated in an orientation program of the facility,
and the curriculum, lesson plans, and daily activities
assigned to the substitute shall be closely supervised by
the center's director.
(n) Substitutes for director shall meet the
qualifications of a caregiver and shall have worked in the
facility for at least six months.
(o) Substitutes for aides shall meet the
qualifications of an aide.
(p) Substitutes may be granted an extension to serve
in the same position for more than ten consecutive days
upon consultation with and approval of the department.
(q) Directors shall make available to all staff and
volunteers information regarding workshops, seminars,
training sessions, or other courses that are available
from any source, public or private, in order to encourage
staff growth and development.
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