Apply for Director Credential

Early care and education professionals are welcome to apply for their Director Credential.

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According to The Pennsylvania Key, The Pennsylvania Director Credential is designed as a standard to measure and validate the abilities and competencies of directors and administrators to manage high-quality early childhood and school-age programs.

Four different pathways are available to obtain the Director Credential including:

Initial;
Renewal
Alternative Pathway; and
Portfolio.

To learn more about the various Director Credential Pathways requirements view this document (PDF) online.

Apply

Interested early care and education professionals must apply online on the Director Credential page of the PA Key website. Applications for the Director Credential are $25. Processing can take between 60 - 90 days. For questions about the Director Credential, emails may be sent to dircred@pakeys.org.

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