Effective July 1, 2022 all trainings for professionals working in regulated child care settings must meet the Unified Training Criteria. These criteria are grouped into three categories – quality criteria, verification criteria, and content criteria.
Quality criteria guide high quality practices during training design and implementation. Verification criteria guide the documentation provided by the training organization. Content criteria guide the training content included in each training.
Montessori Trainings
The following Montessori organizations meet the quality criteria of the Unified Training Criteria. Please note that individual trainings must also meet the verification and content criteria to count toward child care licensing requirements in Vermont (see sidebar for full criteria):
- American Montessori Society (AMS)
- Association Montessori International (AMI)
- International Montessori Council (IMC)
- MACTE-accredited organizations who are members of the AMS, AMI or IMC
https://www.macte.org/accredited-programs/#/
Waldorf Trainings
The following Waldorf organizations meet the quality criteria of the Unified Training Criteria. Please note that individual trainings must also meet the verification and content criteria to count toward child care licensing requirements in Vermont (see sidebar for full criteria):
- Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN)
- Organizations that hold Full or Associate membership to WECAN https://www.waldorfearlychildhood.org/training_options.php
