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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Alabama^a	Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: P-3 Early Childhood Special Education: Birth Through Age 8	Collaborative Special Education: K-6 Elementary: K-6 Elementary-Secondary: P-12 Special Education: P-12
Alaska^b	Child Development Associate Credential Certified Child Care Professional Licensed Child Care Homes Licensed Child Care Group Homes Licensed Child Care Centers	Type E Early Childhood Certificate Limited Type I Certificate for Instruction Aides	Elementary Education (K-6)
Arizona^c	Certified Child Care Professional Child Development Associate	Provisional Early Childhood Certificate: Birth-Third Grade Standard Early Childhood Certificate: Birth-Third Grade	Provisional Elementary Education Certificate: First-Eighth Grade

^a Alabama Department of Human Resources. n.d. Child care quality enhancement training. http://dhr.alabama.gov/services/child_care_services/Schedule_Training.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Alabama State Department of Education. 2014. To approve teacher education programs: The University of Alabama. http://www.alsde.edu/sites/boe/_bdc/ALSDEBOE/BOE%20-%20Resolutions_4.aspx?ID=1657 (accessed January 16, 2015); Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

^b Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Assistance. 2012. Child care program office: Information for parents. Eligible provider types. http://dhss.alaska.gov/dpa/Pages/ccare/eligible-providers.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

^c Arizona Department of Education Certification Unit. 2014. Requirements for Early Childhood Education, Birth through Age 8 or Grade 3 Endorsement. http://www.azed.gov/educator-certification/files/2011/09/requirements-for-early-childhood-endorsement.pdf?20140523 (accessed January 16, 2015).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Alabama^a	Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: P-3 Early Childhood Special Education: Birth Through Age 8	Collaborative Special Education: K-6 Elementary: K-6 Elementary-Secondary: P-12 Special Education: P-12
Alaska^b	Child Development Associate Credential Certified Child Care Professional Licensed Child Care Homes Licensed Child Care Group Homes Licensed Child Care Centers	Type E Early Childhood Certificate Limited Type I Certificate for Instruction Aides	Elementary Education (K-6)
Arizona^c	Certified Child Care Professional Child Development Associate	Provisional Early Childhood Certificate: Birth-Third Grade Standard Early Childhood Certificate: Birth-Third Grade	Provisional Elementary Education Certificate: First-Eighth Grade

^d Arkansas Department of Education. 2014. Additional Licensure Plans (ALP). http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/human-resources-educatoreffectiveness-and-licensure/educator-licensure-unit/add-licensure-area-to-license/additional-licensure-plans-alp (accessed January 16, 2015); Arkansas Department of Human Services. n.d. Arkansas early childhood professional development system: SPECTRUM. http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/dccece/dccece_documents/spectrum.pdf (accessed January 16, 2015); Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

^e Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. 2013. Child development permits. http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl797.pdf (accessed January 16, 2015); TK California. n.d. TK roadmap: Credential requirements. http://www.tkcalifornia.org/tk-roadmap/operations/the-tk-teacher.html (accessed January 16, 2015).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Colorado^f	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Entry Certificate Preschool Early Childhood Teacher Certificate Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Teacher Certificate
Connecticut^g	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Integrated Early Childhood/Special Ed., N-K-Elem. 1-3 (ECE)	Elementary: 1-6
Delaware^h	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: Birth to Grade 2	Elementary Education: Grades K-6
Floridaⁱ	Florida Child Care Professional Credential Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Prekindergarten Primary: Age 3-Grade 3	Elementary Education: Grades K-6

^f Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Red Rocks Community College. n.d. Preschool early childhood teacher certificate. http://www.rrcc.edu/catalogs/13-14/preschool-early-childhood-teacher-certificate.htm (accessed January 16, 2015).

^g Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Eastern Connecticut State University Department of Education. Frequently asked questions about undergraduate programs leading to teaching certification in the education unit at Eastern Connecticut State University. http://www.easternct.edu/education/faq.html#questionOne (accessed January 16, 2015).

^h Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Miller, R. n.d.-a. How to become a teacher in Delaware. http://www.degreetree.com/resources/how-to-become-a-teacher-in-delaware (accessed January 16, 2015).

ⁱ Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Florida Department of Education. 2015. NBPTS certificate subjects and corresponding subjects in Florida. http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/pathways-routes/nbpts-certificate-subjects-correspondi.stml (accessed March 24, 2015).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Georgia^j	Child Development Associate Credential Certified Child Care Professional Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) (PDR Career Level 5) in — Early Childhood Education — Child Development — Infant and Toddler — Program Administration — School Age and Youth Care Technical College Diploma (TCD) in Early Childhood Education or Child Development Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development Current PSC Paraprofessional Certificate	Early Childhood Education (prekindergarten through fifth grade) Preschool Through Grade 12
Hawaii^k	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Education	Elementary Education

^j Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Education-Colleges.com. n.d. Georgia, GA teacher certification. http://www.education-colleges.com/georgia-teachercertification.html (accessed October 20, 2014); Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning. 2014. Bright Start: Professional Development Registry (PDR) for early childhood professionals. http://www.decal.ga.gov/BftS/ProfessionalDevelopmentRegistry.aspx (accessed October 20, 2014).

^k Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Miller, R. n.d.-b. How to become a teacher in Hawaii. http://www.degreetree.com/resources/how-to-become-a-teacher-in-hawaii#areas (accessed October 20, 2014).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Idaho^l	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Education: 3-8 Years Early Childhood Special Education	Elementary Education: Grades K-6
Illinois^m	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional ECE Credentials — Level 1 — Levels 2-5 Illinois Director Credential (IDC) Infant Toddler Credential (ITC) School-Age and Youth Development Credential (SAYD) — Level 1	Early Childhood Certificate: Birth-Grade 3 Special Preschool through Age 21 Certificate	Elementary Certificate: Grades K-9 Secondary Certificate: Grades 6-12 Special Certificate: Grades K-12
Indianaⁿ	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Pre-Kindergarten Education	Kindergarten Education Elementary Education

^l Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Teachingcertification.com. 2012f. Types of teaching certifications. http://www.teaching-certification.com/types-ofteaching-certifications.html (accessed October 20, 2014).

^m Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Gateways to Opportunity Illinois Professional Development System. n.d. Gateways ECE credential level 1. http://www.ilgateways.com/en/ece-level-1-components (accessed October 20, 2014); Northern Illinois University. 2014. Educator licensure and preparation formerly known as teacher certification. http://www.niu.edu/teachercertification/statecert/scr_stc.shtml#10 (accessed October 20, 2014).

ⁿ Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Iowa^o	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Special Education-PK-K Early Childhood SPED-PK-K Early Childhood Teacher-Pre K-K	Teacher Elem Classroom-K-6
Kansas^p	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Unified: Birth-Kindergarten	Elementary K-6
Kentucky^q	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education: Birth to Primary	Elementary School: Primary to Grade 5
Louisiana^r	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: Grades PK-3	Elementary Education: Grades 1-5

^o Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. n.d. Endorsement numbers. http://www.boee.iowa.gov/endnos.html (accessed October 20, 2014).

^p Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Kansas State University. 2014. Licensing information. https://coe.k-state.edu/departments/csps/licensure (accessed October 20, 2014).

^q Teachingcertification.com. 2012a. Kentucky teaching certification. http://www.teaching-certification.com/kentucky-teaching-certification.html (accessed October 20, 2014).

^r Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Maine^s	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Teacher: Birth-5 Years	Early Elementary Teacher: K-Third Grade Elementary Teacher endorsement: K-Eighth Grade
Maryland^t	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Education: PreK-Third Grade Special Education: Infant/primary: Birth-Third Grade	Elementary Education: First-Sixth Grade Special Education: Elementary/Middle: First-Eighth Grade
Massachusetts^u	Infant Toddler Certification Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: PreK-Second Grade	Elementary: First-Sixth Grade
Michigan^v	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood-General and Special Education	General Elementary: Grades K-Fifth

^s Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); University of Maine at Augusta. 2012. Teacher preparation programs. http://www.uma.edu/elementaryeducation.html (accessed October 20, 2014).

^t Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Miller, R. n.d.-c. How to become a teacher in Maryland. http://www.degreetree.com/resources/how-to-become-a-teacher-in-Maryland#areas (accessed October 20, 2014).

^u Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Mass.gov Executive Office of Education. n.d. EEC Professional Certification. http://www.mass.gov/edu/birthgrade-12/early-education-and-care/workforce-and-professional-development/educator-certifications/early-education-care-professional-certification/eec-professional-certification.html (accessed October 20, 2014); Miller, R. n.d.-d. How to become a teacher in Massachusetts. http://www.degreetree.com/resources/how-to-become-a-teacher-in-massachusetts (accessed October 20, 2014).

^v Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Minnesota^w	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Preprimary Endorsement License: Age 3 to 5/Grade K Early Childhood: Birth to Age 8 (Grade 3) Special Education: — Blind or Visually Impaired: Birth-Grade 12 — Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Birth-Grade 12 — Oral/Aural Education: Birth-Grade 12 — Developmental Adapted Physical: Pre K-Grade 12 — Developmental Disabilities: K-12 — Early Childhood: Birth to Age 6 — Emotional Behavioral Disorders: K-12 — Learning Disabilities: K-12 — Physical and Health Disabilities: Pre K-12	Elementary Education: Grades K-6
Mississippi^x	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Child Development: Pre K-K	Elementary Education: K-6 Special Education: K-12

^w Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Teachingcertification.com. 2012b. Minnesota teaching certification. http://www.teaching-certification.com/minnesotateaching-certification.html (accessed October 20, 2014).

^x Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Missouri^y	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: Birth-Third Grade Education of Young Children Early Childhood Special Education: Birth-Third Grade Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood	Elementary: First-Sixth Grade
Montana^z	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional		Elementary K-8
Nebraska^aa	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Inclusive: Birth-Third Grade Special Education-Early Childhood Special Education: Birth-Kindergarten	Elementary Education: K-6
Nevada^bb	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: Birth-Second Grade Early Childhood Developmentally Delayed: Birth-7 Years	Elementary: K-Eighth Grade

^y Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

^z Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Teachingcertification.com. 2012c. Montana teaching certification. http://www.teaching-certification.com/montanateaching-certification.html (accessed October 20, 2014).

^aa Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); http://www.education.ne.gov/legal/webrulespdf/pdf\CLEANRule24_2014 (accessed June 21, 2015).

^bb Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

New Hampshire^cc	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: N-3 Early Childhood Special Education: N-3	Elementary Education: K-Sixth Grade
New Jersey^dd	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Education: Preschool-Third Grade	Elementary Education: Kindergarten-Sixth Grade Special Education: Kindergarten-Twelfth Grade
New Mexico^ee	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early childhood: B-3	Elementary: K-8 Special education teacher: K-12

^cc Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); New Hampshire Department of Education. 2014. Code list of endorsements. http://www.education.nh.gov/certification/documents/codelist.pdf (accessed October 20, 2014).

^dd Bloomfield College. 2014. Traditional teacher education: Elementary education (K-6). http://www.bloomfield.edu/academics/degrees-programs/education/post-bacc-k5 (accessed March 24, 2015); Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

^ee Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); New Mexico Public Education Department Professional Licensure Bureau. n.d. Endorsement areas. http://www.sde.state.nm.us/Licensure/dl08/ENDORSEMENT%20AREAS.pdf (accessed October 20, 2014).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

New York^ff	Infant Toddler Care & Education Credential Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: Birth-Second Grade Student with Disabilities: Birth-Grade 2	Childhood Education: First-Sixth
North Carolina^gg	Infant/Toddler Credential Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Elementary: Birth Through Kindergarten	Elementary: K-6 Exceptional children: K-12
North Dakota^hh	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Education Special Education: Early Childhood	Kindergarten Endorsement Elementary Education

^ff Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute. n.d.-a. The NYS Infant Toddler Care and Education Credential (ITCEC). http://www.earlychildhoodnyc.org/education/ITCEC.cfm (accessed October 20, 2014); New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute. n.d.-b. NYS teacher certification for early childhood educators. http://www.earlychildhoodnyc.org/education/teachercertification.cfm#generalNYS (accessed October 20, 2014).

^gg Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Miller, R. n.d.-e. How to become a teacher in North Carolina. http://www.degreetree.com/resources/how-to-become-a-teacher-in-north-carolina (accessed October 20, 2014); North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. 2014. North Carolina infanttoddler program guidance for personnel certification. http://www.beearly.nc.gov/data/files/pdf/ITPGuidePersonnelCert.pdf (accessed October 2014, 2014).

^hh Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); North Dakota State Government Education Standards and Practices Board. n.d. Licensure. http://www.nd.gov/espb/licensure/types.html (accessed October 20, 2014); Teachingcertification.com. 2012d. North Dakota teaching certification. http://www.teachingcertification.com/north-dakota-teaching-certification.html (accessed October 20, 2014).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Ohioⁱⁱ	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Birth to Age 3 Early Intervention Specialist license	Early Childhood Education license: Pre-K-Third Grade Early Childhood Intervention Specialist license: Pre-K-Third Grade
Oklahoma^jj	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Certificate to Teach 4-Year-Olds and Younger Certificate to Teach Infants, Toddlers, and 3-Year-Olds	Early Childhood-Grades PreKindergarten (PK)-3
Oregon^kk	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Authorization Level: Age 3-Fourth grade	Elementary Authorization Level: Third-Eighth Grade
Pennsylvania^ll	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	PreK-4 Teacher Certificate Special Education PreK-8 with Dual Certification in Early Childhood, Elementary/Middle, or Reading Specialist

ⁱⁱ Bowling Green State University. n.d. Inclusive early childhood education. https://www.bgsu.edu/education-and-human-development/school-ofteaching-and-learning/inclusive-early-childhood-education.html (accessed October 20, 2014); Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

^jj Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); The State of Oklahoma. 2015. Oklahoma State Department of Education. http://ok.gov (accessed January 16, 2015).

^kk Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Teachingcertification.com. 2012e. Oregon teaching certification. http://www.teaching-certification.com/oregon-teachingcertification.html (accessed October 20, 2014).

^ll University of Pittsburgh School of Education. 2014. Early childhood education. http://www.education.pitt.edu/AcademicDepartments/InstructionLearning/Programs/EarlyChildhoodEducation.aspx (accessed October 20, 2014).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Rhode Island^mm	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Education: PK-2nd Grade
South Carolinaⁿⁿ	Infant/Toddler Credential Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Education: K-Third Grades	Elementary Education: 2nd-6th Grade
South Dakota^oo	Infant/Toddler Certificate Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Birth Through Preschool Special Education Endorsement Birth Through Preschool Endorsement	Kindergarten Endorsement Special Education Endorsement
Tennessee^pp	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: Birth Through Third Grade Special Education-Early Childhood (infants through third grade)	Elementary: Grades K-6

^mm Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Teachingcertification.com. 2012. Rhode Island teaching certification. http://www.teaching-certification.com/rhodeisland-teaching-certification.html (accessed March 24, 2015).

ⁿⁿ Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); South Carolina Center for Child Care Career Development. 2014. South Carolina’s early care and education credentialing system. http://sc-ccccd.net/Credentialing/Credentialing.html (accessed March 24, 2015); TEACH.com. 2014. Become a teacher in South Carolina. http://teach.com/states/become-a-teacher-in-south-carolina (accessed March 24, 2015).

^oo Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); South Dakota Department of Education. 2015. Special education endorsement. http://doe.sd.gov/oatq/spedendorcement.aspx (accessed March 24, 2015).

^pp Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Texas^qq		Early Childhood to Sixth Grade Certification	All-Level (Early Childhood through 12th Grade) Teacher Certification
Utah^rr	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood (K-3) License Area Special Education License (K-12) with Endorsements in Early Childhood Disabilities Early Childhood Special Education License (Pre K-3)	Elementary (1-8) License Area
Vermont^ss	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Birth-Grade 3 Early Childhood Special Education Birth-Age 6	Elementary K-Grade 6
Virginia^tt	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Education: PreK-Third Grade	Elementary Education: PreK-Sixth Grade

^qq Study.com. 2015. Texas teacher certification program requirements and information. http://education-portal.com/texas_teacher_certification.html (accessed March 24, 2015).

^rr Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); Utah State Office of Education. 2010. Endorsements and early childhood education (ECE) license area. http://www.schools.utah.gov/cert/Endorsements-ECE-License.aspx (accessed March 24, 2015).

^ss Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015); University of Vermont. College of education and social services. http://www.uvm.edu/~cess/?Page=services/licensure.html&SM=servicesmenu.html (accessed March 24, 2015).

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State	Credentials for Early Childcare Providers	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Childhood Education	Certificate/Endorsements for Early Elementary Education

Washington^uu	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Education (P-3) Early Childhood Special Education (P-3)	Elementary Education (K-8)
West Virginia^vv	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional		Elementary Education (PreK-12th)
Wisconsin^ww	Infant/Toddler Credential Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood: Birth to Age 8 Early Childhood Through Middle Childhood: Birth to Age 11 Early Childhood Through Adolescence: Birth to Age 21
Wyoming^xx	Child Development Associate Certified Child Care Professional	Early Childhood Birth to Eight Endorsement Early Childhood Birth to Five Endorsement Early Childhood Special Education

^uu Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

^vv Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

^ww Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015). Wisconsin teaching certification. http://www.teaching-certification.com/wisconsin-teaching-certification.html (accessed March 24, 2015).

^xx Care Courses School Inc. 2014. Child care training information by location. http://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/StateInformation.aspx (accessed January 16, 2015).

SOURCE: Compiled by University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2014.