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R400.8207 Early childhood, small capacity, and outdoor nature-based child care center site administrator qualifications

Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers

R400.8207 Early childhood, small capacity, and outdoor nature-based child care center site administrator qualifications

Rule 207 (1) – (5)

  1. A site administrator shall be present at the center during all hours of operation when the program administrator, who is overseeing multiple sites, is not on the premises.
  2. Site administrators are responsible for the daily operation and implementation of the site program, supervision of the site staff, and overall care and supervision of children.
  3. Site administrators shall assist the program administrator in all of the following:
    1. Developing, implementing, and evaluating program and center policies.
    2. Administering day-to-day operations, including being available to address parent, child, and staff issues.
    3. Monitoring and overseeing staff.
  4. Site administrators shall meet both of the following qualifications:
    1. Be not less than 19 years of age.
    2. Have a high school diploma or GED.
  5. Site administrators shall meet 1 of the following to be qualified:
    1. All of the following:
      1. A minimum of 6 months of experience.
      2. 6 semester hours, 9 CEUs, or a combination to equal 90 clock hours of coursework in child care administration, early childhood education, child development, youth development, or a child-related field. Up to 30 hours of training from MiRegistry may be used to meet these requirements.
      3. Works in a center that participates in Great Start to Quality.
    2. All of the following:
      1. A minimum of 3 months of experience.
      2. A valid child development associate credential, Montessori credential, infant family associate credential, or associate degree in a child-related field.
      3. Work in a center that participates in Great Start to Quality.
    3. All of the following:
      1. An associate degree or higher in any field of study.
      2. 3 hours of MiRegistry approved training in each of the following areas:
        1. Program management.
        2. Observation, documentation, and assessment.
        3. Teaching and learning.
      3. 6 hours of MiRegistry approved training in any of the following areas:
        1. Interactions and guidance
        2. Challenging behaviors.
        3. Trauma informed practices.

Rationale

Ensures that the facility, staff and program are properly administered and managed. Ensures that a trained staff person is present at all times who is responsible for the daily operation of the program, including the supervision of staff and care of children. Ensures the site supervisor has relevant work experience for working with children.

Technical Assistance

The center must have documentation of the site administrators age and education on file. Examples of acceptable verification of age include:

  • A copy of a driver’s license or state identification card.
  • A copy of the site supervisor’s birth certificate.
  • A self-certifying statement.

The following are acceptable verifications of compliance with subrule (b) of this rule:

  • A copy of a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
  • A self-certifying statement.

R 400.8207 (4) & (5)

Site Administrator Qualifications Option A - (4) and (5)(a) Option B - (4) and (5)(b) Option C - (4) and (5)(c)
Minimum Age (4)(a) 19 years 19 years 19 years
Minimum Education (4)(b) High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED). High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED). High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED).
Minimum Experience 6 months 3 months None
Training/Semester Hours/CEUs

6 semester hours 9 CEUs or a combination to equal 90 clock hours of coursework in:

  • Child care administration
  • Early childhood education
  • Child development
  • Youth development
  • A child-related field

Up to 30 hours of training from MiRegistry may be used to meet these requirements.

One of the following:

  • A valid child development associate credential.
  • Montessori credential.
  • Associate degree or higher in any field of study.

An associate degree or higher in any field of study.

AND

3 hours of MiRegistry approved training in each of the following:

  1. Program Management
  2. Observation, documentation, and assessment
  3. Teaching and learning

AND

6 hours of MiRegistry approved training in any of the following areas:

  1. Interactions and Guidance
  2. Challenging Behaviors
  3. Trauma Informed Practices
Center Requirements (5)(a)(iii), (5)(b)(iiii) Works in a center that participates in Great Start to Quality. Works in a center that participates in Great Start to Quality. None

If utilizing Option C:

A combination of training hours may be used to equal the 6 hours of training in interactions and guidance, challenging behaviors and trauma informed practices. A total of 15 training hours are needed and verification of training hours must be logged in MiRegistry.

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