Child Development Associate Certificate Program (CDA)
A Child Development Associate (CDA) is an individual who has successfully completed a CDA Assessment and has been awarded the CDA Credential. S/he meets the specific needs of children and works with parents and other adults to nurture children's physical, social, emotional and intellectual growth in a child development framework.
The Credential is awarded for three child care settings:
- Center-based, for which Candidates receive endorsements to work with infants and toddlers or preschool children;
- Family Child Care; and
- Home Visitor
For information about the CDA Assessment, please go to the website for the Council for Professional Recognition at www.cdacouncil.org.
Please Note: Students must be 18 years of age and have a high school or GED diploma in order to enroll in the CDA program.
Reimbursement: Anyone who is a member of a Keystone Stars site can apply for a 90% tuition refund and the $325 assessment fee for the CDA assessment. Please Note: Reimbursement is subject to the availability of funds. Tuition vouchers are available on the Key website www.pakeys.org under professional development.
A materials list will be mailed prior to first class, approximate cost $60. The same book and packet will be used for Part I and Part II.
CDA Part I
This program will cover the first 60 hours of CDA coursework, and will begin to prepare students to take the national CDA assessment. We will focus on professionalism in childcare, how to provide a safe, healthy learning environment, and the physical and intellectual development of children: infants through pre-school.
Sandra Anthony, B.A.,
PQAS certified
Lower Bucks Campus
$329/WSMCE 3231 C50
20 Tu, 1/5/10-5/18/10, 6:30-9:30 pm
CDA Part II
This program will cover 60 hours of CDA
coursework and will prepare the participants to
take the national CDA assessment. We will focus
on the social and emotional development of
children (infant - pre-school), positive guidance,
relationships with families and program
management. This program is non-sequential;
CDA Part I is not required to register for Part II.
Sandra Anthony, B.A., PQAS Certified
Lower Bucks Campus
$329/WSMCE 3232 C50
10 Tu & 10 Th, 9/15-11/19, 6:30-9:30 pm
CDA Renewal
Teachers, if you wish to renew your CDA Credential you must receive a minimum of 4.5 CEUs for 45 additional hours of coursework in early childhood education. This must be completed within three years of receiving your initial Credential, and every five years thereafter.
Attachment Parenting: A Teachers Guide
Discover how Attachment Parenting promotes the brain development of babies and decreases a baby’s crying while increasing closeness. Find out how it lays the groundwork for less disciplinary need for a child in the future. You will be introduced to the tools of “AP”, learn how to implement them into your class and pass this important information on to parents.
Brandi Davis, B.S.
Lower Bucks Campus
$19/OCPED 0600 C50
Tu, 10/6, 7-9 pm
Approved Hours: 2 (Act 48, CDA)
Big Feelings Can Come in Small Packages
How do we hear and respond to children’s feelings? Learn to understand these feelings, and to give children the tools that they need to constructively express their feelings, which will result in a more peaceful and cooperative classroom environment.
Brandi Davis, B.S.
Lower Bucks Campus
$19/OCPED 0601 C50
Tu, 10/27, 7-9 pm
Approved Hours: 2 (Act 48, CDA)
I Asked For a Bike, Not a Baby: A Childs View of a New Family Member
Regression, strong feelings, and sibling preparation activities are just a few things that will be covered in this class. After stories, book recommendations, role playing and class discussions, you will leave with a new outlook on what to expect and how to work with your students to make bringing home baby as positive a experience as possible.
Brandi
Davis, B.S.
Lower Bucks Campus
$19/OCPED 0602 C50
Tu, 11/10, 7-9 pm
Approved Hours: 2 (Act 48,CDA)
Working Together Works - Bringing Teamwork to Your Classroom
A lively, interactive 2-hour seminar where you will explore new ways of bringing calm and cooperation to your relationship with the children in your classroom. Learn a new perspective on how to engage children in the daily activities and routines of the classroom without raised voices.
Brandi Davis, B.S.
Lower Bucks Campus
$19/OCPED 0603 C50
Tu, 11/17, 7-9 pm
Approved Hours: 2 (Act 48, CDA)
Enhancing Language Development; in Childhood
Follow your child's lead and have fun while enhancing language development! In this fun and user-friendly course for parents, teachers, and caregivers, you will discover how children learn to process language and how they become proficient speakers and thinkers. This course will help you enrich your child's life by stimulating his or her continued speech, brain, and language development in an enjoyable, age-appropriate, and natural way.
Kt Paxton, B.A.
Online
$89/ECPED 0021
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48, CDA)
Ready, Set, Read!
Take this opportunity to find out how children really learn to read and write. Explore current research that cuts through the media messages about reading wars and the right way to teach children. Learn by reading stories about children, doing interactive assignments, and exploring the latest in parent and childcare information. You will see everyday children’s play with a new eye as you understand how play can connect to literacy.
Kt Paxton, B.A.
Online
$89/ECPED 0020
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48, CDA)
