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children for informal caregivers. Group size: If the relative cares for children for pay, the number of children in care cannot exceed six. Of the children in care, no more than two can be unrelated for pay. f. Are any of the responses above different for license-exempt in-home care? [ ] No. [x] Yes. If yes, describe how the ratio and group size requirements for license- exempt in-home care vary by age of children served. The Lead Agency does not have license-exempt family child care homes. 5.2.3 Teacher/caregiver qualifications for licensed, regulated, or registered care Provide the teacher/caregiver qualifications for each category of care. a. Licensed center-based care i. Describe the teacher qualifications for licensed CCDF center-based care (e.g., degrees, credentials, etc.), including any variations based on the ages of children in care: Teachers in licensed center-based care must meet the following qualifications: Be at least 18 years of age; possess at least one of the following sets of minimum academic requirements and qualifying experience at the time of employment: (i) Child Development Associate (CDA); (ii) Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in Early Childhood Education or Child Development; (iii) Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in Infant and Toddler; (iv) Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in Program Administration; (v) Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in School Age and Youth Care; (vi) Technical College Diploma (TCD) in Early Childhood Education or Child Development; (vii) Associate degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development (AA, AAS, AAT); (viii) Paraprofessional Certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission; (ix) 25 quarter hours or 15 semester hours from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education or Child Development; (x) Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field other than Early Childhood Education or Child Development and three months of qualifying child care experience; (xi) Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education or Child Development; (xii) Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education or Child Development. ii. Describe the director qualification for licensed CCDF center-based care, including any variations based on the ages of children in care or the number of staff employed: Directors of center-based care must meet the following qualifications: Be at least 21 years of age; possess at least one of the following sets of minimum academic requirements and qualifying child care experience: (i) Child Development Associate (CDA) and six months of qualifying child care experience; (ii) Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in Early Childhood Education or Child Development and six months of qualifying child care experience; (iii) Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in Infant and Toddler and six months of qualifying child care experience; (iv) Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) in Program Administration and six months of qualifying child care experience; (v) Technical