{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac20-23-140","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC20-23-140","heading":"Early childhood for three-year-olds and four-year-olds (add-on endorsement)","body":"Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:\n\n1. An earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and hold a license issued by the Virginia Board of Education with an endorsement in elementary education, such as preK-3 or preK-6, or special education early childhood;\n\n2. Completed 9 semester hours of graduate-level coursework in early childhood education; and\n\n3. Completed a supervised practicum of at least 45 instructional hours in a preschool setting (three-year-olds and four-year-olds) in a public school, an accredited nonpublic school, or another program approved by the Virginia Board of Education. One year of successful, full-time teaching experience in a public or accredited nonpublic school may be accepted in lieu of the practicum.\n\n4. The add-on endorsement to an elementary endorsement that includes preK is not required to teach preK (three-year-olds and four-year-olds), but the endorsement recognizes the candidate's additional preparation in early childhood education.","path":["Title 8. Education","Agency 20. State Board of Education","Chapter 23. Licensure Regulations for School Personnel","Part IV. Licensure Regulations Governing Early/Primary Education, Elementary Education, and Middle Education Endorsements"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter23/section140/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:25Z","sha256":"7f71e0e25244dd6ec1439d13f545df2dc7464a8978a454ba321e07e88cb8a58f","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac20-23-130","next":"us-va/8vac20-23-150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}