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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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).
tt 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. Virginia teaching certification. http://www.teaching-certification.com/virginia-teachingcertification.html (accessed March 24, 2015).
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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.