A) planning and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children, including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy, phonemic, and print awareness, their understanding and use of language, their understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, their appreciation of books, their understanding of early math and early science, their problem-solving abilities, and their approaches to learning; (B) Establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy learning environment. • Education requirements (any one of the following): • Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or bachelor's degree in related field with college courses in early childhood education or child development to equal a major, focused on children up to age 5. • A Texas Teaching Certification (pre-K or all level) or .