Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Child Development
Permits
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Child Development Permit
Leaflet (CL-797)
• Requirements for all permit levels
including alternative options may
be accessible via the Commission
on Teacher Credentialing website
at www.ctc.ca.gov.
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Child Development Permits
• Assistant
• Associate Teacher
• Teacher
• Master Teacher
• Site Supervisor
• Program Director
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Child Development Assistant
Permit
6 units of ECE/CD coursework
OR
Complete (HERO) or ROP Programs in
CD Related Occupation
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Child Development Associate
Permit
12 units of course work in ECE/CD, including
the core areas and 50 days of experience in
an instructional capacity in a child care and
development program
OR
Possess a National Child Development
Associate (CDA) credential
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Child Development Teacher
Permit
24 units of course work in ECE/CD, including
the core areas; 16 semester units in general
education and 175 days of experience
OR
AA degree in ECE/CD including 3 units of
supervised field experience in an ECE setting
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Child Development Master
Teacher Permit
24 units of course work in ECE /CD,
including the core areas; 16 units in general
education; 6 units in one area of
specialization; 2 units in adult supervision
and 350 days of experience
OR
BA degree; 12 ECE /CD units and 3 units of
supervised field experience in ECE
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Child Development Site
Supervisor Permit
24 units of course work in ECE/CD, including
the core areas; AA degree or 60 units; 6
additional units in administration and
supervision and 350 days of experience
including 100 days supervising adults
OR
BA degree; 12 ECE/CD units and 3 units of
supervised field experience in ECE
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Child Development Site
Supervisor Permit cont.
Valid Administrative Services Credential; 12
more units in ECE/CD and 3 units of
supervised field experience in ECE
OR
Valid MS Credential or SS Credential in Home
Economics; 12 more units in ECE/CD
coursework and 3 units of supervised field
experience in ECE
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Child Development Director
Permit
24units of course work in ECE/CD
including the core areas; BA degree; 6
more units in administration and
supervision; 2 semester units in adult
supervision and 1 year site supervisor
experience
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Child Development Director
Permit cont.
Valid Administrative Services Credential; 12
more units in ECE/CD coursework and 3
units of supervised field experience in ECE
OR
Valid MS Credential or SS Credential in Home
Economics; 12 more units in ECE/ CD
coursework; 3 units of supervised field
experience; 6 additional units in
administration
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Child Development Director
Permit cont.
Degree or higher in ECE, Child
Masters
Human Development or closely related
Field
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Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Child Development (CD) Course
Work
All ECE/CD course work must be:
• Associate or higher degree-applicable
• From a regionally-accredited college or
university
• Completed with a grade of “C” or
higher
Up to twenty-five percent of units may cover
school-age content
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Core Course Work
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• Child/human growth and
development
• Child, family and community or
child and family relations
• Programs/curriculum
All core courses must be at least three semester
or four quarter units
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General Education Course Work
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All GE course work must be:
• Associate or higher degree-applicable
• From a regionally-accredited college or
university
• Completed with a grade of “C” or higher
• GE Course Work Guide located on the
CIG
Remedial course work is not acceptable
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General Education Course Work
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Requires sixteen semester units
with at least one course in each
of the following areas:
• English
• Social Science
• Math or Science
• Humanities
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Teaching Experience
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• Must be verified on a
Verification of Experience
form or letterhead
• Must clearly specify days
worked and employment dates
*Full-time experience is defined as at least
three hours worked in any one day
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Master Teacher Specialization
• Units must form a concentration in a
specific area
- Infant and Toddler Care
- Bilingual and Bicultural Development
- Children with Exceptional Needs
- Preschool Programming
- Parent/Teacher Relations
- Child Health
- Specific areas of developmentally
appropriate curriculum
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Supervised Field Experience
A lab, practicum, field experience
or internship in which the student
works with preschoolers and is
supervised by either someone
from the college or university or a
designee
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Administration and Supervision
Two courses; one introductory and
one advanced course, or two
courses of different topical content
covering issues such as program
planning, budgeting and personnel
administration
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Adult Supervision or
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Mentoring Class
Helps candidate develop
knowledge and skills needed for
effective communication and
supervision of adults
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School-Age Emphasis
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Authorization
Authorizes holder to provide
services authorized by the
corresponding permit plus provide
service in care, development and
instruction of children in before-
school, after-school, and other
school-age child care programs
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School-Age Emphasis
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Authorization
Requirements:
Completion of one-half of the
corresponding permit’s required
ECE/CD units in school-age course
work
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School-Age Emphasis
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Authorization
School-age course work:
Covers the developmental, social and
academic needs of children and
youth ages birth through fourteen.
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Home Day Care Experience
The hours spent running a home
day care may be counted toward
the experience requirement for
all permit levels
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Associate, Teacher and Master
Teacher Permits
Requirements:
• Small or large Family Child Care Home
License issued by the Department of Social
Services
• Form CL-878 from the applicant with dates
of the experience
• Supporting letters or form CL-877 from
parents verifying attendance in family child
care program
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Home Day Care Experience for
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Site Supervisor and Program
Directors
The hours spent running a home
day care may be counted toward
the supervision experience
requirements for both permit levels
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Home Day Care Experience for
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Site Supervisor & Program Directors
Requirements:
• Large Family Child Care Home License
issued by Department of Social Services
• Program Directors must have held the
Large license for one program year
• Form CL-878 from the applicant with dates
of the experience including supervisory
duties
• Supporting letters or form CL-877 from
parents verifying attendance in family child
care program
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Verification of Completion
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(VOC) Program
• Alternative to course-by-course transcript
evaluation for each permit
• Child development program and course
content is reviewed and approved to meet the
specific requirements for a child development
permit
• Available for all six types of child development
permits
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VOC Program Purpose
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• Speeds up issuance of CD Permits
• Fewer applications returned
• Assures CTC will accept courses
• No transcripts required except for
auditing
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VOC Process
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• Child Development Application
Processing Guidebook located on
CIG
• Provides information about CTC-
approved Child Development Permit
Verification Programs
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VOC Participants
• Any regionally-accredited
California college or university
with CTC-approved Child
Development Permit Verification of
Completion Program
• Program is voluntary
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How the VOC Process Works
• Program submits a brief description of
college or university and child
development program
• Program submits description of course
work and student advisement process
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How the VOC Process Works
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CTC staff:
• Reviews the proposal
• Requests additional material for
clarification or notifies the
program and college president
of approval
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How the VOC Process Works
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• Approved programs verify the
appropriate course work for a permit
has been completed by providing a
signed Verification of Completion form
with each application
• Applications can be submitted to CTC
by the approved program, CDTC or the
applicant
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Advising Students
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• Help students determine what permit
levels to apply for
• Provide form 41-4
• Be sure all areas of form are completed:
– Personal Information
– Permit Level
– Character and Fitness Questions
– Oath and Affidavit
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• Only Livescan fingerprints are
acceptable, using form 41-LS
• Make sure “FIRST TIME” box on form
41-4 is checked
• Form 41-4 incorporates all character
and identification questions
• Leaflet CL-271 provides fingerprint
information
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Fee Details
• Current application processing fee of
$55 payable to CTC
• DOJ and FBI Livescan fingerprint
fees paid directly to the Livescan
operator (service fee may also be
charged)
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Applications Submitted Through Child
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Development Training Consortium
• Pays application processing fees for
eligible applicants
• Reimburses first-timers for fingerprint
processing fees
• Forwards application to CTC
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Child Development Questions
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
• Permit Questions:
credentials@ctc.ca.gov
• VOC Process Questions:
childdev@ctc.ca.gov
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Hope you enjoyed
this presentation.
We at the
Commission
thank you.
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