1. (a) Requirements. Each applicant for a Child Development Associate Teacher Permit shall comply with the procedure prescribed for application in Section 80107 and shall meet one of the following:

   1. (1) All of the following:

      1. (A) Completion of a minimum of 12 semester units of coursework in early childhood education/child development (exclusive of field work used to satisfy Section 80111 a. 1. B) including at least one course in each of the following core areas: child/human growth and development; child, family and community, or child and family relations; programs/curriculum; and
      2. (B) Fifty days of experience in an instructional capacity in a child care and development program, working at least three hours per day within the last two years.
   2. (2) Completion of the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.
   3. (3) Completion of equivalent training approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Equivalent training may include traditional coursework taken through a regionally accredited institution of higher education and Commission approved alternative education programs.
2. (b) An individual may apply for this permit with a “School-Age Emphasis” by completing half of his/her units in school-age coursework.

3. (c) Term and Renewal. The Child Development Associate Teacher Permit shall be issued for five years and renewed for successive five-year periods upon submission of:

   1. (1) an application for renewal;
   2. (2) required fee; and
   3. (3) verification of completion of 105 hours of professional growth.
4. (d) The renewal requirement outlined in subsection (c) shall be applicable to all Child Development Associate Teacher Permits, regardless of issuance date.

5. (e) Authorization.

   1. (1) A Child Development Associate Teacher Permit authorizes the holder to provide service in the care, development, and instruction of children in a child care and development program, and supervise a Child Development Assistant Permit holder and an aide.
   2. (2) The Child Development Associate Teacher Permit With School-age Emphasis authorizes the holder to provide all of the services authorized for the Child Development Associate Teacher Permit holder as well as provide services in the care, development, and instruction of children in before-school, after-school and other school age child care programs.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 44225(d) and 44225(q), Education Code. Reference: Section 8301.5, Education Code.

History

1. Repealer and new section filed 11-30-78; designated effective 1-1-79 (Register 78, No. 48).

2. Amendment filed 11-2-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 45).

3. Amendment filed 12-30-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 1).

4. Repealer and new section filed 12-23-96; operative 1-22-97 (Register 96, No. 52).

5. Amendment of subsection (a)(5) filed 4-21-98; operative 5-21-98 (Register 98, No. 17).

6. New subsection (b), subsection relettering, redesignation of newly designated subsection (d) as subsection (d)(1), new subsection (d)(2) and amendment of Note filed 7-15-2002; operative 8-14-2002 (Register 2002, No. 29).

7. Repealer and new subsections (c)-(c)(3), new subsection (d), subsection relettering and amendment of Note filed 4-9-2025; operative 4-9-2025 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2025, No. 15).