North Dakota

Overall Policy Lever Score

2

Child care licensing minimally requires that directors have a CDA and one year of experience in child care. North Dakota does not have a state-administered director credential. Elementary principal licensure requires a bachelor’s degree; neither pre-K content nor experience is required. The state-wide QRIS, at the highest level, requires an Aim4Excellence™ director credential and an associate degree with at least 18 semester hours in early childhood education. There is no state pre-K program, early childhood leadership degree programs, or early childhood leadership academies.

Policy Levers Rating

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

Interesting Facts: North Dakota

  • A national director credential is an option to meet training and education requirements for licensing.

  • There are 120 child care directors and 1,137 family child care providers in North Dakota.

  • The average salary of child care directors is $39,990 compared with $82,969 for elementary school principals.

North Dakota Data TablesPolicy Lever Rubric