Course Details

An Introduction to the CDA Credential

Course ID 75740

ProSolutions Training

(800) 939-9694

Description

The Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential is the most widely recognized credential in ECE and is the best first step on the path of career advancement in ECE. The distinctive CDA Credential is the only nationally recognized, portable, reciprocal, competency-based credential of its kind in the country.

This course will provide an overview of the CDA Credential and help you identify training to meet the coursework requirement as well as understand the assessment process.

2.00 Hours / 0.20 CEUs

Course Level

Formal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

Formal Approved

(2 Hours)

CDA Content Areas

Maintaining a commitment to professionalism (2 Hours)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start

Center Based Service Provider

Infants (0-12 months)

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
* Recognize the rules in your state that pertain to professional development
* Identify the five requirements to obtain your CDA and make a list
* List at least three sources of acceptable training
* Identify resources to help pay for the cost of training
* Describe how to be a smart consumer of training by listing four questions to ask before registering for a CDA course
* Recognize the steps in the CDA Assessment Process
* Identify the tasks to be completed before, during, and after the Verification Visit
* Identify the process for renewing the CDA Credential

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.