Section 391.089 - Qualifications for teaching pupils from birth through second gradeTo receive a license to teach pupils in a program of early childhood education, a person must hold a bachelor's degree or graduate degree from an accredited college or university and must:
1. Have completed a program of preparation to teach such pupils that is approved by the Department;2. Hold a license to teach such pupils that was issued by another state and approved by the Commission;3. Hold an elementary license and: (a) Have experience teaching pupils under 6 years of age that consists of: (1) Eight semester hours of student teaching;(2) One year of verifiable experience teaching pupils in a program of early childhood education conducted by a public school, a public agency or a private school licensed pursuant to chapter 394 of NRS at the conclusion of which the person was eligible for reemployment; or(3) An equivalent field experience or practicum conducted by an accredited college or university;(b) Have completed at least 6 semester hours of courses in early childhood education consisting of courses in any of the following subjects: (1) Early childhood curriculum;(2) Emergent language and literacy; or(3) Play theory and creativity; and(c) Have completed at least 6 additional semester hours of courses in any of the courses described in paragraph (b) or in any of the following subjects: (1) Child development and learning;(2) Culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy; or(3) Classroom management, which must include, without limitation, positive discipline and guidance and social, emotional and academic development; or4. Have completed: (a) Twenty-seven semester hours of courses in early childhood education for children who are developing typically and atypically consisting of three semester hours in each of the following, with instruction in assessment and evaluation embedded in all required courses: (1) Child development and learning;(2) Language and literacy;(6) Strategies for working with children with disabilities;(7) Classroom management, which must include, without limitation, positive discipline and guidance and social, emotional and academic development;(8) Culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy; and(9) Play theory and creativity; and(b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 8 semester hours of supervised student teaching in a program of early childhood education involving pupils from birth through grade 2. In lieu of completing 8 semester hours of student teaching, a person may have 1 year of verifiable experience teaching pupils in a program of early childhood education conducted by a public school, a public agency or a private school licensed pursuant to chapter 394 of NRS.Nev. Admin. Code § 391.089
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education by R120-99, eff. 3-13-2000; A by R005-05, 10-31-2005; A by R114-18A, eff. 6/14/2019; A by R090-19A, eff. 7/28/2021