South Carolina Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Section A
Qualifications of the Center Director

A.(1) Any person performing the duties of center director on a regular basis shall possess the following qualifications:

A.(1)(a) The director of a child day care center shall be at least twenty-one years old;

A.(1)(b) The director shall meet at least one of the following requirements:

A.(1)(b)(i) A bachelor's degree in child development or early childhood education from an accredited college or institution;

A.(1)(b)(ii) A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or institution and at least six months verifiable experience as a caregiver in a licensed/approved child day care facility;

A.(1)(b)(iii) An associate degree in child development/early childhood education from an accredited college with two years verifiable experience as a caregiver in a licensed/approved child day care facility;

A.(1)(b)(iv) A diploma in child development/early childhood education from an accredited college or institution with two years verifiable experience as a caregiver in a licensed/approved child day care facility;

A.(1)(b)(v) A Child Development Associate Credential;

A.(1)(b)(vi) A high school diploma or General Educational Development Certificate (GED), in addition to three years experience as a caregiver in a licensed/approved child day care facility. One of the three years experience shall be supervision of other child day care staff.

A.(2) In facilities licensed/approved before the effective date of these regulations, the director shall have five years experience as a director in a licensed/approved child day care facility or shall meet at least one of the educational requirements listed in Regulation Number 114-502A(1)(i through vi).

A.(3) In facilities licensed/approved for the first time after the effective date of these regulations, the director shall comply with the qualifications prior to the issuance of a license/approval or in cases of a new director, the individual must meet qualifications prior to becoming the facility director.

A.(4) The director shall provide to the Department the names of at least three references from persons unrelated to the director. Department staff shall have telephone or face to face contact with these references and shall file comments provided in the Department record.

A.(5) Prior to initial licensure, the director shall submit to Department staff, a current (less than one year old) South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) criminal history background records check form for himself/herself.

A.(6) The operator or center director shall not have been determined to have committed an act of child abuse or neglect.

A.(7) The operator or center director shall not have been convicted of any crime listed in Chapter 3 of Title 16, Offenses Against the Person, any crime listed in Chapter 15 of Title 16, Offenses Against Morality and Decency, and for the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, contained in Section 16-17-490.

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