Child Care Trainng in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Child Care Training in Milwaukee Wisconsin

To become a child care provider or teacher in Wisconsin, the state requires the following minimum requirements for Child Care Training in Milwaukee Wisconsin:

Lead Child Care Teacher:
Prior to assuming the position, a person hired to be a child care teacher shall be qualified by
having completed one of the following:
a. Two non-credit department-approved courses in early childhood education.
b. Two courses for credit in early childhood education or its equivalent from an institution of
higher education.  Introduction to the Child Care Profession is one of the approved/required courses.
Certificate from The Registry indicating that the person is qualified as a child care teacher.
d. Forty-eight credits from an institution of higher education with at least 3 credits in early
childhood education or its equivalent.
e. A one-year child care diploma from an institution of higher education.
f. An associate degree in early childhood education or child care from an institution of higher
education.
g. Child development associate credential issued by the council for early childhood professional
recognition.
h. Certificate from American Montessori Society, Association Montessori International, or
Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education.
i. A bachelor degree in education from an institution of higher education or a license from the
Wisconsin department of public instruction to act as a teacher.
j. Certificate from the bureau of apprenticeship standards as a child development specialist.

Assistant Child Care Teacher:

1. An assistant child care teacher shall work under the supervision of a child care teacher with a
group of children.
2. A person hired to be assistant child care teacher shall be qualified in one of the following
ways:
a. The person shall be at least 18 years old and have satisfactorily completed one non-credit
department-approved course in early childhood education or completes that training within 6 months
after assuming the position.
b. The person shall be at least 18 years old and have satisfactorily completed one course for
credit in early childhood education or its equivalent at an institution of higher education, or is enrolled
in that course within 6 months after assuming the position.
c. The person shall have satisfactorily completed an assistant child care teacher training
program approved by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.
3. A parent serving as an assistant child care teacher in a center operated by a parent cooperative
is exempt from the training requirements under subd. 2.

For infomation on requirments to become a Child Care Teacher in Wisconsin, visit DCF

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