Section: 5-A166

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: ASSISTANT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 8/1/2025 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Sections 3(b)(6A), 3(b)(9), 3(b)(9A), 3(b)(11) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2602(b)(6A), (b)(9), (b)(9A), and (b)(11)); the Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-16; D.C. Official Code § 4-401 et seq.) (“Day Care Act”); Mayor’s Order 2009-3, dated January 15, 2009; the Child Development Facilities Regulation Act of 1998, effective April 13, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-215; D.C. Official Code § 7-2031 et seq.) (“Facilities Act”); Mayor’s Order 2009-130, dated July 16, 2009; Sections 503 and 504 of the Early Intervention Program Establishment Act of 2004, effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-353; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-863.03 and 7-863.04); Mayor’s Order 2009-167, dated September 28, 2009.

Source : Final Rulemaking at 63 DCR 14640 (December 2, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 7032 (June 29, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 5016 (May 7, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 008518 (August 1, 2025).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0055117 Adopted Rule CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: ASSISTANT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES View Text Effective:
8/1/2025
N141879 Final Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of – Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 5-A DCMR Ch. 1 – Child Development Facilities Licensing View Text 8/1/2025
Vol 72/31
N134351 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 5-A DCMR Ch. 1 - Child Development Facility Licensing Requirements View Text 1/5/2024
Vol 71/1
R0048108 Adopted Rule CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: ASSISTANT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES View Text Effective:
5/7/2021
N107149 Final Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending Chapter 1 in Title 5-A to extend the deadline for staff members to comply with specific credential requirements for assistant teachers and home caregivers View Text 5/7/2021
Vol 68/19
N101471 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending Chapter 1 in Title 5-A to extend the deadline credential requirements for teachers, assistant teachers, and care givers View Text 12/11/2020
Vol 67/51
N0089400 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending Chapter 1 in Title 5-A to clarify which staff members must be assigned to and supervising children and extend the deadline comply with specific credential requirements for assistant teachers and home caregivers View Text 2/7/2020
Vol 67/6
R0035423 Adopted Rule CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: ASSISTANT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES View Text Effective:
6/29/2018
N0071239 Final Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 5-A DCMR Chapter 1 to extend the deadline for staff members to comply with specific credential requirements View Text 6/29/2018
Vol 65/26
N0066246 Proposed Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking amended 5-A DCMR Chapter 1 to extend the deadline for staff members to comply with specific credential requirements View Text 11/17/2017
Vol 64/46
N0061324 Final Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Adding a new Chapter 1 (Child Development Facilities: Licensing) to Title 5-A to set forth the process for obtaining and maintaining a license to operate child development facility. View Text 12/2/2016
Vol 63/50
R0020824 Adopted Rule CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: ASSISTANT TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES View Text Effective:
12/2/2016
N0060228 Proposed Rulemaking Education, Office of the State Superintendent of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Adding a new Chapter 1 (Child Development Facilities: Licensing) to Title 5-A to set forth the process for obtaining and maintaining a license to operate child development facility. View Text 9/9/2016
Vol 63/38
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