Director Qualifications and Training

This subcategory focuses on the director’s education, qualifications, and ongoing professional development. Directors are expected to maintain an annual training plan, complete required training hours in areas such as program administration, management, and supervision, participate in instructor-led training, and meet education and credential requirements documented through transcripts, diplomas, certificates, or other approved records.

Select to learn more about the measures in this subcategory.

School-Age Operation or Program Director Training Plan (S-DQT-03): Directors have an individualized plan in the director’s file that provides for a minimum of 24 clock hours of training on an annual basis, to include a minimum of six hours in program administration, management, and supervision. The training topics must be related to the director’s duties and responsibilities encompassing the ages served by the early learning program.
Center Director Training Plan (S-DQT-04): Directors have an individualized plan in the director’s file that provides for a minimum of 36 clock hours of training on an annual basis, to include a minimum of six hours in program administration, management, and supervision.
School-Age Operation or Program Director Training Hours (S-DQT-05): Director has obtained, at minimum, 24 clock hours of training (with a minimum of 6 hours in program administration, management, and supervision) within the previous or current training year. Of the 24 hours, a minimum of 10 hours must be instructor- led training.
Center Director Training Hours (S-DQT-06): Director has obtained, at minimum, 36 clock hours of training (with a minimum of 6 hours in program administration, management, and supervision) within the previous or current training year. Of the 36 hours, a minimum of 15 hours must be instructor-led training.
Center Director Education (P-DEQT-01): This measure applies to center-based programs only. This measure captures a center-based director’s level of formal education. Educational documentation (transcripts, diplomas, certificates) or a director’s certificate with the CCR licensing minimum standard must be provided to show how the director qualifies.
Home Director Education (P-DEQT-02): This measure applies to Licensed Child Care Home (LCCH) and Registered Child Care Home (RCCH) programs only. This measure captures a director’s level of formal education. Educational documentation (transcripts, diplomas, certificates) or a director’s certificate with the CCR licensing minimum standard must be provided to show how the director qualifies.
School-Age Operation or Program Director Education (P-DEQT-03): This measure applies to school-age programs only. This measure captures a director’s level of formal education. Educational documentation (transcripts, diplomas, certificates) or a director’s certificate with the CCR licensing minimum standard must be provided to show how the director qualifies.
Center and Home Director Experience (P-DEQT-04): This measure captures years of director experience and applies to all facilities except school-age-only programs. Documentation of experience (résumé, curriculum vitae, date of hire) must be observed.
School-Age Operation or Program Director Experience (P-DEQT-05): This measure captures years of director experience and applies to school-age-only programs. Documentation of experience (résumé, curriculum vitae, date of hire) must be observed.

Jump to explore trainings and resources that support this subcategory: Trainings | Resources

TOOLS & TRAININGS

Beginning Education: Early Childcare at Home

The Beginning Education: Early Childcare At Home program is professional development program specifically designed for home-based child care providers of children from birth – five years. The program includes 4 modules (20 hours) and focuses on supporting the social-emotional, cognitive, language, literacy, and mathematics development of young children.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Resource Type: Online Course

How Do I Design Effective Training For My Staff?

This course examines processes for program directors looking to improve their staff development program. Participants develop methods and explore strategies for identifying center and staff training needs, as well as effective adult learning strategies. ($12)

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

Resource Type: Online Course

Leadership Fundamentals

This course will focus on leadership fundamentals. You will be introduced to critical leadership concerns and how managers can effectively build and support a high-performing team. Additionally, you will complete a leadership self-assessment, which will be used to assess individual competencies. This is course 1 of 8 in the Child Care Business Training courses. ($12)

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

Resource Type: Online Course

Resources to Build and Retain a Strong Education Workforce

The Head Start page offers tools and strategies to help early childhood programs recruit, support, and retain a strong education workforce, with a focus on professional development, mental health, and HR best practices.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

Resource Type: Toolkit

Starting a Home-Based Child Care Business, Part 1: Getting Started

Starting a new home-based child care business involves making a number of decisions, including the type of home-based child care to operate and how to incorporate best practices. This course supports home-based child care business owners introducing the types of home-based child care, Minimum Standards, best business practices, and other critical components for operating a successful business.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

Resource Type: Online Course

Starting a Home-Based Child Care Business, Part 2: Health and Safety

The health and safety of children in care is the top priority for all early childhood professionals. This course for prospective home-based child care business owners will introduce some of the health and safety standards, best practices, and ways to properly implement these in home-based child care.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

Resource Type: Online Course

Starting a Home-Based Child Care Business, Part 3: Teaching and Learning

Learning environments and intentional teaching are key aspects of any successful early childhood program. This course for prospective home-based child care business owners will introduce high-quality learning environments, intentional teaching, and multi-age activity planning in home-based child care settings.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

Resource Type: Online Course

Starting a Home-Based Child Care Business, Part 4: Resources and Support

Starting a new home-based child care business involves making a number of decisions about how best to operate the program and meet the needs of children and families. This course for prospective home-based child care business owners will introduce some key support systems and the tools and services they provide.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

Resource Type: Online Course

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

This website offers a range of digital and print materials and resources related to child care training, including a number of online courses for child care professionals seeking to fulfill state-mandated training requirements. These resources will help early childhood professionals find and complete training hours needed as related to their role.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Resource Type: Toolkit

Texas Core Competencies for Administrators Training

This training was designed for use by early childhood administrators. These competencies represent the range of knowledge and observable skills needed to effectively manage early childhood programs. They are intended to serve as a guide to those interested in acquiring a better understanding of the scope of responsibilities associated with early childhood program administration.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Resource Type: Online Course

RESOURCES

Select an assessment measure to explore examples, activities, and tools that support quality improvement for that measure.

Professional Development Profile Report – Administrator

This is an example of a Professional Development Profile Report for Administrators and Practitioners from TECPDS. This report can be used to analyze staff education, experience, and training to ensure staff are meeting requirements for training hours and topics. The report can also help inform staff training plans if some training topics have less coverage than others.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

Resource Type: Example Document

Sample Academic Transcript

Educational documentation (transcripts, diplomas, certificates) must be observed to show how the director qualifies. Here is a sample transcript that shows documentation of the director’s college education coursework as it relates to their role.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

Resource Type: Example Document

Sample Resume – Director

Director documentation of experience (résumé, curriculum vitae, date of hire) must be observed during program assessment. The resume sample shows how proof of years of experience in early childhood education can be provided by the director.

Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

Resource Type: Example Document