Connecticut

Overall Policy Lever Score

4

Connecticut offers a competency-based director credential that requires, at the lowest level, an associate degree with at least 9 semester hours in business or administration and a minimum of 5 years of experience. The state pre-K program requires a bachelor’s degree with at least 24 college credits in early childhood education and 9 semester hours in business or administration. The state offers a pre-K certificate for principals. Connecticut has not yet implemented a quality rating and improvement system.

 

The interactive map at the right shows the density of child care directors by county (2012 Workforce Dataset: A Review of Workforce Trends, National Workforce Registry Alliance).

 

Policy Levers Rating

  1. 1 Administrator Qualifications in Child Care Licensing 3
  2. 2 Administrator Credential 6
  3. 3 Principal Licensure 6
  4. 4 Administrator Qualifications in QRIS 0
  5. 5 Administrator Qualifications in State Pre-K Programs 6

Interesting Facts: Connecticut

  • The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood oversees the professional workforce registry that meets the National Workforce Registry Alliance PER guidelines.

  • The state sponsored leadership initiative offers credit and non-credit training to support child care directors.

  • At $62,990, child care center directors have the 5th highest average salary in the U.S.

Connecticut Data TablesPolicy Lever Rubric
Meets National Workforce Registry Alliance Partnership Eligibility Review (PER) guidelines