Toddler Early Childhood Teacher
Definition: A teacher assigned responsibility for a single group of children, ages 18 to 36 months, and working under the supervision of a director.
Option 1: An Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Teacher Certificate from TCR. This requires the completion of 4 classes (ECE 101, ECE 103, ECE 102 and ECE 111), plus 2 years of experience.
Option 2: A registered nurse, licensed to practice in Colorado, with a minimum of 6 months of experience in the care of infants and/or toddlers
Option 2: An adult who holds a certificate in infant and toddler care from a regionally accredited college or university with completion of at least thirty (30) semester hours or equivalent in such courses as child growth and development, nutrition, and care practices with children birth to three (3) years of age
Option 3: An adult who is certified as a Child Development Associate (CDA) or Certified Child Care Professional (CCP) or holds another Department-approved certificate;
Option 4: A licensed practical nurse with at least twelve (12) months of verifiable experience in the care of children less than three (3) years of age
Option 5: An adult who meets the education and experience requirements for early childhood teacher
Option 6: A current early childhood professional Credential Level II Version 1.0 or LEVEL III version 2.0
Infant Program Supervisor
Definition: An infant program requires a supervisor to be teaching for 60% of the day.
Option 1: An Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Teacher Certificate from TCR. This requires the completion of 4 classes (ECE 101, ECE 103, ECE 102, ECE 111) plus one more infant/toddler class (ECE 121) plus 12 months of verifiable full-day experience in the group care of infants or toddlers
Option 2: A registered nurse, licensed to practice in Colorado, with a minimum of 6 months of experience in the care of infants.
Option 3: A licensed practical nurse, licensed to practice in Colorado, with twelve (12) months of experience in the care of infants.
Option 4: An adult who holds a certificate in infant and toddler care from a regionally accredited college or university with completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours in the development and care of infants and toddlers in a group setting.
Option 5: An adult who is currently certified as a Child Development Associate (CDA) and has completed the Department approved expanding quality in infant and toddler development course of training (EQIT).
Option 6: An adult who: 1) Holds a current early childhood professional Credential Level III Version 2.0 2) Has completed one three-semester-hour class in infant/toddler development (ECE 111); or, 3) Has completed the Department-approved “Expanding Quality in Infant and Toddler Development (EQIT)” and holds twelve months of verifiable full-day experience working with infants and/or toddlers.
Option 7: An adult who: 1) Is at least nineteen years of age, and, 2) Is qualified as an early childhood teacher and, 3) Has a minimum of twelve (12) months of verifiable full-day experience in the group care of infants or toddlers; and, 4) Has completed at least two (2) three (3)-semester hour college courses from a regionally accredited college or university on the development and care of infants and toddlers in a group setting, one (1) of which must be infant/toddler development (ECE 111) or the Department approved expanding quality in infant and toddler development course of training (EQIT).
Infant Early Childhood Teacher
Definition: A teacher working with children 6 weeks to 18 months under the supervision of the Infant Program Supervisor.
Option 1: An Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Teacher Certificate from TCR . This requires the completion of 4 classes (ECE 101, ECE 103, ECE 102, ECE 111) plus one more class (ECE 121) plus 24 months of verifiable full-day experience in the group care of infants or toddlers
Option 2:
1) Is at least 19 years of age
2) Is qualified as an early childhood teacher
3) Has at least two (2) years of verifiable full-day experience in the group care of infants or toddlers
4) Will complete within the first 6 months of employment two (2) three semester hour college courses with one of the courses being infant/toddler development (ECE 111) or the Department approved expanding quality in infant and toddler development (EQIT).
All college course grades toward early childhood teacher qualifications must be “C” or better.