Oklahoma § 10-405.4 - Education requirements for child care center director –
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§ 10-405.4. Education requirements for child care center director –
Master teacher – Replacement – Floor space requirements.
A. Any person with a bachelor's degree or postgraduate degree
shall be considered as having met the educational requirements for a
director of a full-time child care center required by the Department
of Human Services. Nothing in this section shall be construed as to
affect annual continuing education requirements. The director of a
child care center may also qualify as a master teacher for children
of all ages.
B. Any person replacing a master teacher at a child care center
shall be granted a one-year probationary period to fulfill the
educational qualifications required by the Department for a master
teacher. The Department may extend the probationary period an
additional year as long as the person is actively pursuing that
goal.
C. Licensed child care facilities opened or expanded before
November 1, 2016, shall have thirty-five (35) square feet of floor
area per infant in rooms occupied only by infants. New construction
and existing space not previously licensed for child care after
November 1, 2016, shall have forty (40) square feet of floor area
per infant in rooms occupied only by infants.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 382, § 1. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 76, § 1,
eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10. Children
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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