Relates to qualifications for employees of child day care centers
Summary
Limits the experiential qualifications of group teachers for preschool classes and groups teachers for infant or toddler classes to what was required for their educational qualifications or certain college credits in related areas.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Last action Apr 2, 2026
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This bill amends the qualifications for group teachers in New York child day care centers, specifically regarding preschool and infant/toddler classes. It replaces a single set of requirements with two distinct categories based on the age group the teacher will supervise. The changes introduce new pathways to qualify, including specific combinations of college credits, study plans, and work experience alongside degrees and credentials.
Scope change
The scope of eligibility for group teachers was expanded and restructured to differentiate requirements for preschool versus infant/toddler classes, adding new options for individuals with college credits or study plans.
REQUIREMENT
The single qualification rule for group teachers was replaced with two separate rules: one for preschool classes and one for infant/toddler classes.
A new requirement was added for preschool teachers holding a credential or associate degree: one year of experience caring for children is now mandatory.
The list of acceptable credentials for infant/toddler teachers was expanded to include child development associate credentials and nine college credits with a study plan.
ELIGIBILITY
New eligibility criteria were added allowing individuals with nine college credits and a study plan to qualify as group teachers without further experience.
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Committee
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Amendments
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Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6237A
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
DDemocratic
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