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Directions and Checklist for Center Based/General Child Care
Assistant and Associate Teacher Permit Renewal Applicants Only
Assistant and Associate Teacher Level Permits Cannot be Renewed Online
Note: The Commission on Teacher Credentialing requires a new Live Scan fingerprint when upgrading/renewing
Your permit if your permit has been expired for three years or more. The CDTC will not reimburse for the additional
Live Scan Fingerprinting.
Check off each step at you complete it.
______ 1. The first step in renewing your Assistant level permit is to obtain a Professional Growth Advisor.
If you do not have a Professional Growth Advisor, go to the CDTC web site
www.childdevelopment.org to obtain one.
______ 2. You must obtain the required state form as a renewal permit applicant:
Renewal & Reissuance Application (for Renewing Existing Credentials) - Form 41-REN and the
“Instructions for Renewal.”
You may print form 41-REN from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission) web site
www.ctc.ca.gov. If you have difficulty in obtaining the required state form, please contact the Child
Development Training Consortium by email: lovettc@yosemite.edu or call: (209) 572-6080.
______ 3 Complete the Renewal & Reissuance Application – Form 41-REN:
a. Section 1 – Personal Information
Complete all sections of the Personal Information. Please do not use abbreviations. This form can be
completed on-line and printed for original signature, or you may print the form and complete in black ink.
b. Section 2 – Credential or Permit
This section requires the name of the permit you are renewing. Write out the full title of the permit you are
renewing.
c. Section 3 – Professional Clear Credential Renewal Self-Verification
You must write in the number of hours of professional growth activities you have completed. Write in your
Professional Growth Advisor’s name and telephone number. Note: This step is not required if you are
renewing an Associate Teacher Permit.
d. Section 4 – Personal and Professional Fitness
Please read information and questions carefully and thoroughly before answering. If you answer
“yes” to any question, you must refer to the “Instructions for the Application”. Additional documentation will
need to be submitted.
e. Oath and Affidavit Section
Fill out all areas of this section including the current date. Do not use abbreviations. It is very important
to sign your name in this section.
______ 4. For Associate Teacher Renewals ONLY, this permit level does not require a Professional Growth
Advisor: This permit requires units to renew, not professional growth hours. Enclose your
official/original college transcripts: Your county office of education may require sealed transcripts. In
order to renew the Associate Teacher Permit for an additional five years, you must submit original transcripts
showing the completion of an additional 15 semester units toward the Child Development Teacher Permit.
These classes must have been taken after applying for the Associate Teacher Permit the first time. All course
work must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. General Education units must be degree applicable.
Important, you can only renew the Associate Teacher Permit one time.
_______ 5. Enclose a copy of your current Child Development Permit or you can print a copy from the
Commission’s web site www.ctc.ca.gov.
_______ 6. Complete the Child Development Permit Application (located on pages 3 & 4):
The application consists of the following parts:
______ Section A - To be completed by the permit applicant – name and mailing address should be the
same on all forms submitted.
______ Section B - Employer information to be completed by the permit applicant, if applicable.
______ Section C - To be completed by the applicant’s college child development advisor – If you have
difficulty completing this step, please email lovettc@yosemite.edu or call (209)
572-6080.
______ Section D - To be completed by the county credentialing agency, usually the county office of
education – skip this question if you work in Los Angeles, Sacramento or San
Francisco counties.