Early Care and Education Credentials

State of South Carolina

Early Care and Education Credentials

The SC Early Care and Education Credentialing System documents completion of specific early childhood coursework completed at one of the 16 SC technical or community colleges. It encourages early childhood teachers to be prepared to provide nurturing, stimulating, high quality infant/toddler/preschool and school-age programs. In order to promote career development for those who educate and care for the children in our state, SC Center for Child Care Career Development offers three levels of credentials, with the SC Early Childhood Credential serving as the foundation for the additional levels of credentials.

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Level One Credentials

	State #
SC Early Childhood	284
School Age	28

Level Two Credentials

	State #
Infant/Toddler	11
Preschool	89
Director	33
Special Needs	72
Family Child Care	16

Level Three Credentials

	State #
Infant/Toddler	3
Preschool	79
Director	14
Special Needs	2
Family Child Care	6

For more information on Early Care and Education Credentialing go to: https://scendeavors.org/professional-development/credentials/

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