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(a) Have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent, and a current CDA credential, except that an Associate Caregiver currently working in a licensed expanded home on the effective date of these regulations shall have two (2) years from that date within which to obtain the CDA credential; and

(b) Have successfully completed at least one of the following:

(1) At least one (1) year of operating as the Caregiver in a District of Columbia licensed Child Development Home, or its equivalent in another jurisdiction; or

(2) At least one year of supervised occupational experience in a District of Columbia licensed Child Development Center, or its equivalent in another jurisdiction, as a Center Director, Teacher, or Assistant Teacher.

171.2 An Associate Caregiver need not reside in the dwelling where the licensed Expanded Home is located.

172 OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME PROGRAM: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

172.1 In the case of a Facility providing out-of-school-time care only, which is located in a District of Columbia government building exempt from Certificate of Occupancy requirements, the requirements of this chapter may be met by providing, in lieu of the Certificate of Occupancy, a Building Use Agreement executed by the Facility and the District of Columbia government agency with responsibility for that building, including a certification from the government agency that it assumes responsibility for the maintenance and safety of the premises in which the Facility is located.

172.2 The space used by an out-of-school-time program must comply with the requirements in Section 163 (Child Development Center: Indoor and Outdoor Program Space) which sets forth indoor and outdoor program space requirements for child development centers. A licensed out-of-school-time program is exempt from the specific indoor space requirements set forth in Section 122.1 and need only maintain a minimum of twenty-five (25) square feet of program space per child five (5) years old or older.