Hello.
To be a preschool director in a state-licensed preschool in
California, these are the education requirements (note that ECE stands
for "Early Childhood Education") :
"CHILD CARE CENTER - PRESCHOOL
Staff Qualifications
DIRECTOR
15 units and 4 years experience or
AA degree in ECE and 2 years experience or
BA degree in ECE and 1 year experience or
Children’s Center Supervisor Permit and no experience
source:
California State Code of Regulation
Summary of Title 22 Requirements: Preschools
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Additional source:
From City College of San Francisco
"
Director
Courses and Experience (Directors must have one of the four options
below)
* High school graduate, 12 semester units of ECE core coursework and 3
units of ECE administration coursework plus 4 years experience as a
teacher
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* An AA or AS degree in ECE or Child Development plus 2 years
experience as a teacher
* A bachelor’s degree in ECE or Child Development plus 1 year
experience as a teacher
* A Child Development Permit: Director or Supervisor level "
source: City College of San Francisco
http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Child_Development/Teacher_Prep_Center/new_page_3.htm
Note that there are additional "Title 5" requirements if you want to
be a director of California preschool that is STATE-FUNDED.
From Childdevelopment.org:
"Program Director
Option 1: BA with 24 ECE/CD units including;
* core courses**
* 6 administration units
* 2 adult supervision units
Site Supervisor status and one program year of Site Supervisor
experience
Option 2: Admin. credential *** with 12 units of ECE, plus 3 units
supervised field experience in ECE setting; or
Option 3: Teaching credential with 12 units of ECE, plus 3 units
supervised field experience in ECE setting, plus 6 units
administration; or
Option 4: Master’s Degree in ECE or Child/Human Development; or
Option 5: CCTC approved training.
source:
http://www.childdevelopment.org/spermmat.htm
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