Curriculum & Instruction: Early Childhood Education – Tennessee

Educational Requirements

According to the Tennessee Department of Education:

The state of Tennessee offers the following endorsements.

• Tennessee offers Early Childhood Education (PK-3). 

Additional Requirements (After Degree Conferral)

1. Please submit all licensure documents (located on the Gate 4 Checklist) to gate4@liberty.edu. 
2. Gate 4 will complete a College Verification Form which will be used to add on the Early Childhood Education endorsement to Virginia licensure.
3. After obtaining a Virginia license with the Early Childhood Education Add-On,  students can then apply for a Tennessee license through reciprocity.

Reciprocity

The ILL-A is a three-year nonrenewable administrator license. To qualify for this license type, out-of-state candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Have at least three (3) years of qualifying pre-K-12 education working experience documented on the experience verification form;
• Submit evidence of an active administrator license from a state other than Tennessee or provide verification of completion of an instructional leader program as evidenced by a completed recommendation form (see the Instructional Leader recommendation form in the Licensure Forms section here);
• Meet TN Literacy Success Act requirements as evidenced by completion of a qualifying training or assessment; and
• Ensure that the Department has official transcripts of all degrees earned through a regionally accredited institution of higher learning. The transcript must be submitted by the institution of higher education to Educator.Licensure@tn.gov through an approved clearinghouse, or mailed to 710 James Robertson Parkway, 9th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243. For more information, review the Academic Transcripts Operating Procedures.