Specialist - CECPD

Level III – Specialist

Specialist requirements are:

Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood/Child Development/School-age
OR Bachelor Degree in non-early childhood with 24 credit hours of early childhood/child development/school-age courses
OR Advanced Degree in Early Childhood or Child Development or non-early childhood with 24 credit hours of early childhood/child development/school-age courses (Degree must be from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education)

4,000 clock hours (2 years) working directly with young children (birth to 8 years) as a caregiver, teacher, social worker, or similar role

Seventy-five (75) hours delivering professional growth for adults within the last 3 years (college class, child care career course, Formal training) or an independent contractor with the Training Approval System since July 2002 with good service record

Valid OSBI within the past 12 months with Sex Offender, Violent Offender, and Computerized Crime stamps.

Non-registrant on the Restricted Registry (Joshua's List).

Have no numerous, repeated or serious (NRS) non-compliances reported in the year (or last three periodic visits) prior to your application if you are the director of record in a licensed child care center in Oklahoma. Have no NRS reported during the processing of your application.

Have no NRS substantiated complaints or two or more training non-compliances in the year (or last three periodic visits) prior to your application if you are the director of record in a licensed child care center in Oklahoma. Have no NRS substantiated complaints or two or more training non-compliances during the processing of your applications.

Reside in the state of Oklahoma or within 2 hours' driving distance of an Oklahoma training site.

Three professional references.

Additional requirements after approval:

Complete sixteen (16) clock hour CECPD Adult Education Course within one year of the application approval

Effective 7/1/2020

11/9/2018

Center for Early Childhood Professional Development

Reflecting Oklahoma's commitment to high quality early care and education by providing professional development that produces results!

Level III – Specialist