NC S528

Five years of documented work experience teaching in a licensed North Carolina child care facility now qualifies as equivalent to the North Carolina Early Childhood Credential for lead teachers

Maximum group sizes for infants and toddlers increased: 0-12 months from 10 to 15 children, 12-24 months from 12 to 18 children, with additional flexibility for centers meeting enhanced staff-child ratios

Public or private elementary and middle school buildings already approved for school occupancy automatically meet space, equipment, sanitation, fire, and building code requirements when used for out-of-school child care programs serving the same school-age children

School-Age Administration Credential accepted as alternative to Early Childhood Administration Credential for administrators exclusively providing school-age child care

Division of Child Development and Early Education required to establish a workgroup to streamline regulatory requirements for physical structures of licensed childcare facilities, with report due within one year