Education for Teachers
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® OHIO is a compensation and retention program for Child Care professionals. Active in 23 states, T.E.A.C.H. is designed to address education, compensation and turnover issues that affect the early childhood field. Assistance is available for the cost of tuition, books, and related education expenses.
Professionals and programs participate in T.E.A.C.H. OHIO by partnering in the professional’s goal, fiscal responsibility, and retention. The Program commits to provide higher pay each year to their employees that earn credentials or college credit toward early childhood education degrees. Professionals commit to stay working at their programs while in school and for a period of time afterward.
Continuing education support for ECE teachers include:
Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
Center Program Administrator(s) requirements levels for high-quality childcare centers
*Master’s degree in an approved related field or bachelor’s degree (BA) with a CPL 5, or a BA in an approved related field with an Administrator Credential Level (ACL) 3
*BA in an approved related filed with an administrator license
*BA in an approved related field, or CPL (Career Pathway Level) 4, or AA in an approved related field with a CPL 3
*AA in an approved related field with an ACL 3
Center Program Lead Teacher(s) requirements levels for high-quality childcare centers
*100 % have a BA in an approved related field or a CPL 4
*50% have a BA in an approved related field or a CPL 4, and the other 50% have a minimum of an AA in an approved related field or a CPL 3 or a School-Age Lead Teacher Professional Endorsement (counts if school-age only group)
*100% have an AA in an approved related field or a CPL 3 or a School-Age Lead Teacher Professional Endorsement (counts if school-age only group)
Center Program Assistant Teacher(s) requirements levels for high-quality childcare centers
*100% have a CDA or CPL2 or a School-Age Assistant Teacher Professional Endorsement (counts only if school-age only group)
*50% have an AA in an approved related field
*75% have a CDA or CPL 2 or a School-Age Assistant Teacher Professional Endorsement (counts only if school-age only group)
*50% have a CDA or CPL 2 or a School-Age Assistance Teacher Professional Endorsement (counts only if school-age)
Ensure staff meet minimum instruction time in high-quality childcare centers
Lead teachers are in the classroom interacting with children for at least 3½ hours daily, not including nap or rest times, for at least half the days of each week the program operates. (For example, the lead teacher is in the classroom from 8:30 a.m. to noon daily.) The assistant or co-lead teacher must meet this requirement on other days. (For example, the lead teacher works Monday-Thursday, and the assistant covers the requirement each Friday.) This requirement may be shared with no more than two regularly scheduled staff.
If a program, or group within a program, operates less than 3½ hours daily, the lead teacher must be present for the entire day. School-age programs must have a lead teacher for the duration of either a total of 3½ hours or the complete before or after-school session. On non-school days, the program must meet the 3½-hour requirement as stated above.
Ensure staff meet PD certificate requirements in high-quality childcare centers
After the initial registration, they must be completed prior to the end of the current biennium to remain rated. Two required courses must be taken within 30 days of hire, if not previously completed. Both courses are offered online only, for free, through the OPR. These courses count toward PD hours required for the PD Certificate. The required courses are as follows: Ohio’s Approach to Quality Ohio’s Overview of Child Development Alternative: Any post-secondary child development course completed with a grade C or better or a passing grade from a pass/fail course within the previous six years. Documentation of the course must be submitted to the OPR no later than 60 days prior to the end of the biennium. Ohio Approved PD hours.