Students should contact their program department to discuss program enrollment and professional licensure options.
Alice McCluney
P.O. Box 804
Spindale, NC 28160
amccluney@isothermal.edu
828-395-1444
The table provides information to identify whether this program meets the specific state, province, or territory educational requirements for the states and provinces listed below. In the column titled “Does This Program Meet State Educational Requirements?” the disclosure for that state is provided as “Meets State Educational Requirements”, “Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements”, or “No Determination Has Been Made”. This disclosure is unique to the specific state for each row on the table.
It’s important to note that even if the program meets the educational requirements, licensure may also require acceptance to a registry, background checks, or meeting physical standard requirements. Students are advised to check with the agency to identify an exact set of requirements that extend above the educational requirements.
The reciprocity information below includes: 1. North Carolina Early Childhood Credential (NCECC) 2. North Carolina Early Childhood Administration (NCECAC).
| State, Province, or Territory | Does This Program Meet State Educational Requirements? | Agency | Mailing Address | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education | 445 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 | 334-224-3171 |
| Alaska | Meets State Educational Requirements | Alaska Dept. of Education Early Development | P.O. Box 110500 Juneau, AK 99811-0500 | 907-465-2831 |
| American Samoa | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | American Samoa Department of Education | P.O. Box DOE Pago Pago, AS 96799 | 684-633-3527 |
| Arizona | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Arizona Department of Education - Early Childhood Education | 1535 W Jefferson Street Bin 24 Phoenix, AZ 85007 | 602-364-1530 |
| Arkansas | Meets State Educational Requirements | Arkansas Department of Human Services - Division of Child Care Early Childhood Education | P.O. Box 1437 Little Rock, AR 72203 | 501-682-4342 |
| California | Meets State Educational Requirements | California Department of Education - Head Start Collaboration Office | 1430 N Street Suite 3410 Sacramento, CA 95814 | 916- 322-4974 |
| Colorado | Meets State Educational Requirements | Colorado DHS - Office of Early Childhood | 1575 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 | 303-866-6600 |
| Connecticut | Meets State Educational Requirements | Connecticut State Office of Early Childhood | 450 Columbus Boulevard Hartford, CT 6103 | 860-500-4412 |
| Delaware | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Delaware Department of Education - Office of Early Learning | 401 Federal Street Suite 2 Dover, DE 19901 | 302-735-4000 |
| Florida | Meets State Educational Requirements | Florida Office of Early Learning - Florida Head Start Collaboration Office | 250 Marriott Drive Tallahassee, FL 32399 | 866-357-3239 |
| Georgia | Meets State Educational Requirements | Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning | 2 Martin Luther King Jr Drive SE 754 East Tower Atlanta, GA 30334 | 404-656-5957 |
| Guam | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services - Project Bisita I Familia | 303 University Drive Mangilao, GU 96913 | 671-735-2481 |
| Hawaii | Meets State Educational Requirements | State of Hawaii Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) | 2759 South King Street C-8 Honolulu, HI 96826 | 808-784-5350 |
| Idaho | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Idaho Department of Health and Welfare - Idaho Head Start Collaboration Office | 450 W State Street Boise, ID 83720 | 208-334-2410 |
| Illinois | Meets State Educational Requirements | Illinois Department of Human Services - Head Start Collaboration Office | 100 S Grande Avenue E Harris Building II 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62674 | 217-524-2029 |
| Indiana | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Indiana Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning | 402 W Washington Street Room W362 MS02 Indianapolis, IN 46204 | 317- 232-9010 |
| Iowa | Meets State Educational Requirements | Iowa Department of Education - Head Start Collaboration Office | 400 E 14th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0416 | 800-972-2017 |
| Kansas | Meets State Educational Requirements | Kansas State Department of Education - Early Childhood | 900 SW Jackson Street Topeka, KS 66612 | 785-296-8010 |
| Kentucky | Meets State Educational Requirements | Kentucky Governor s Office of Early Childhood | 300 Sower Boulevard 5th Floor Frankfort, KY 40601 | 502-564-2524 |
| Louisiana | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Louisiana Department of Education - Early Childhood | P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064 | 877-453-2721 |
| Maine | Meets State Educational Requirements | Maine Department of Education | Augusta, ME 04333-0023 | 207-780-5846 |
| Maryland | Meets State Educational Requirements | Maryland State Department of Education - Division of Early Childhood | 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201 | 410-767-0100 |
| Massachusetts | Meets State Educational Requirements | Massachusetts Head Start Association - Head Start Collaboration Office | 51 Sleeper Street 4th Floor Boston, MA 2210 | 617- 988-6600 |
| Michigan | Meets State Educational Requirements | Michigan Department of Education - Office of Great Start | P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 | 833-633-5788 |
| Minnesota | Meets State Educational Requirements | Minnesota Department of Education - Head Start | 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113 | 651-582-8463 |
| Mississippi | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Mississippi Department of Education (Early Childhood) | P.O. Box 771 Jackson, MS 39205-0771 | 601- 359-2586 |
| Missouri | Meets State Educational Requirements | Missouri Department of Elementary Secondary Education - Early Learning | P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 | 573-522-8762 |
| Montana | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services - Early Childhood Services Bureau | P.O. Box 4210 Helena, MT 59601 | 406-444-1958 |
| Nebraska | Meets State Educational Requirements | Nebraska Department of Education - Office of Early Childhood | P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 | 402- 471-3121 |
| Nevada | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | State of Nevada Department of Education - Head Start Program | 4150 Technology Way Carson City, NV 89706 | 775-684-4200 |
| New Hampshire | Meets State Educational Requirements | New Hampshire Department of Education - Early Childhood Education | 101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301-3860 | 603- 271-4684 |
| New Jersey | Meets State Educational Requirements | New Jersey Department of Education - Division of Early Childhood Education | P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 | 609-376-3500 |
| New Mexico | Meets State Educational Requirements | New Mexico Public Education Department - Early Childhood Education | 300 Don Gaspar Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 | 505-827-7946 |
| New York | Meets State Educational Requirements | New York State Education Department - Office of Early Learning | Capital View Office Park 52 Washington Street Rensselaer, NY 12144 | 518-473-7793 |
| North Carolina | Meets State Educational Requirements | NC Department of Health and Human Services-Childcare Division | 2201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 | 919-914-6300 |
| North Dakota | Meets State Educational Requirements | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction - Early Childhood Education | 600 East Boulevard Avenue Dept 201 Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 | 701- 328-2310 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | Northern Mariana Islands Department of Community and Cultural Affairs | Caller Box 10007 Saipan, MP 96950 | 670-664-2572 |
| Ohio | Meets State Educational Requirements | Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services | 25 South Front Street Mail Stop 504 Columbus, OH 43215-4183 | 877-302-2347 |
| Oklahoma | Meets State Educational Requirements | Oklahoma Department of Human Services | 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105 | 877-751-2972 |
| Oregon | Meets State Educational Requirements | Oregon Dept. of Education - Early Learning Division | 255 Capitol Street SE Salem, OR 97310-0203 | 800- 556-6616 |
| Pennsylvania | Meets State Educational Requirements | Pennsylvania Department of Education | 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126 | 717- 346-9320 |
| Puerto Rico | Meets State Educational Requirements | Puerto Rico Head Start Collaboration Office | P.O. Box 9020082 San Juan, PR 00902-0082 | 787-625-4900 |
| Rhode Island | Meets State Educational Requirements | Rhode Island Dept of Human Services | P.O. Box 8709 Cransto, RI 2920 | 855-697-4347 |
| South Carolina | Meets State Educational Requirements | South Carolina Department of Education | 1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201 | 803-734-8500 |
| South Dakota | Meets State Educational Requirements | South Dakota Department of Education | 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501 | 605-773-3165 |
| Tennessee | Meets State Educational Requirements | Tennessee Department of Education - Early Learning | 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 | 615-770-3884 |
| Texas | Meets State Educational Requirements | Texas Education Agency - Early Childhood Education | 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-1401 | 512-463-9734 |
| Utah | Meets State Educational Requirements | Utah Department of Health | 3760 South Ghighland Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84106 | 801-273-2954 |
| Vermont | Meets State Educational Requirements | Vermont Agency of Education | 1 National Life Drive, Davis 5 Montpelier, VT 05620-2501 | 802-828-1130 |
| Virgin Islands | Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements | U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (Office of Preschool Services) | 1303 Hospital Ground Knud Hansen Complex Building A St Thomas, VI 802 | 340-774-1166 |
| Virginia | Meets State Educational Requirements | Virginia Department of Education | P.O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218 | 800-543-7545 |
| Washington | Meets State Educational Requirements | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200 | 360-725-6000 |
| Washington DC | Meets State Educational Requirements | Office of the State Superintendent of Education - DC Head Start Collaboration Office | 1050 First Street NE Washington, DC 20002 | 202-727-6436 |
| West Virginia | Meets State Educational Requirements | West Virginia Department of Education - Early Elementary Learning | 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25305 | 304-558-0628 |
| Wisconsin | Meets State Educational Requirements | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | 125 S Webster Street Madison, WI 53703 | 608-266-9314 |
| Wyoming | Meets State Educational Requirements | Wyoming Department of Education - Early Childhood Readiness | 122 W 25th Street Suite E200 Cheyenne, WY 82002 | 307-777-7564 |
More information about the Early Childhood Education program at Isothermal