Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2-4

Sec. 21. (a) The director shall be a minimum of twenty-one (21) years of age.

(b) Each child care center must employ a qualified person to carry out the responsibilities of the director.

(c) The director shall meet one (1) of the following minimum education and experience qualifications:

1. (1) A bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education or elementary education with a kindergarten endorsement and grades of C or better.

2. (2) Any bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree from an accredited college or university must include one (1) of the following:

   1. (A) Fifteen (15) credit hours in college level courses with documented content relating to the needs, skills, development, or teaching methods of children six (6) years of age or younger and grades of C or better.
   2. (B) A CDA.
3. (3) A two (2) year associate's degree in early childhood education from an accredited college or university, with a grade of C or better and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in an early childhood program.

(d) All directors who were employed as a director prior to December 1, 1985, are exempt from the specific educational requirements for this position provided that his or her position continues as a director at that child care center.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.7-21; filed Aug 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.: 27 IR 125; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA)