Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-405.4: Education requirements for child care center director –

Master teacher – Replacement – Floor space requirements.

A. Any person with a bachelor's degree or postgraduate degree

shall be considered as having met the educational requirements for a

director of a full-time child care center required by the Department

of Human Services. Nothing in this section shall be construed as to

affect annual continuing education requirements. The director of a

child care center may also qualify as a master teacher for children

of all ages.

B. Any person replacing a master teacher at a child care center

shall be granted a one-year probationary period to fulfill the

educational qualifications required by the Department for a master

teacher. The Department may extend the probationary period an

additional year as long as the person is actively pursuing that

goal.

C. Licensed child care facilities opened or expanded before

November 1, 2016, shall have thirty-five (35) square feet of floor

area per infant in rooms occupied only by infants. New construction

and existing space not previously licensed for child care after

November 1, 2016, shall have forty (40) square feet of floor area

per infant in rooms occupied only by infants.