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Preschool Certification Chart

If the candidate has...

Okay to Teach Preschool

Need to Apply for Preschool Licensure, Take Praxis, and Begin the Process of Obtaining the P-3 Certificate

NJ Nursery School Certificate

 X

 

NJ Elementary School Teacher K-5 Certificate

 

 X

NJ Elementary School Teacher Certificate
(No grades specified on certificate signifies N-8)

X

 

Out-of-State Certificate which includes Preschool

 

X

Teacher of the Blind or Partially Sighted, Teacher of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing and/or Teacher of the Handicapped Certificate

Only can teach in preschool self-contained classrooms

X

Teacher of Students with Disabilities (must first have an instructional certificate – limited to teaching special education in the areas of instructional certification)

 

X


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