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Certification

Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program

Certification Description
Developed for center Directors and other child care professionals, the National Administrator Credential (NAC) is comprehensive, forty-hour course for Directors and Administrators of child care programs and is an award for demonstrated mastery of administration skills. The NAC is recognized as a mark of excellence that designates individuals who have demonstrated the knowledge essential to managing a child care center.

Certifying Organization
National Early Childhood Program Accreditation
http://necpa.net/?

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 2 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

National Administrator Credential Website

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