CDA Preparatory Course | 120 Hours
This course meets the CDA requirements for 120 hours of training in early childhood education
What is a Child Development Associate Credential?
The Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education (ECE) and is a key stepping stone on the path of career advancement in ECE.
The Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ is based on a core set of competency standards, which guide early care professionals as they work toward becoming qualified teachers of young children. The Council works to ensure that the nationally-transferable CDA is a credible and valid credential, recognized by the profession as a vital part of professional development.
CDAs have knowledge of how to put the CDA Competency Standards into practice and understanding of why those standards help children move with success from one developmental stage to another. Put simply, CDAs know how to nurture the emotional, physical, intellectual, and social development of children.
Earning the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ has many advantages, including exposure to the larger community of early childhood educators. Over 400,000 educators have received their CDA to date!
Becoming a CDA is a big commitment, but one that creates confident practitioners with command of today’s best practices for teaching young children.
Click here to see the entire CDA process, and where this course fits in to it: STEP ONE
This is a Self-Paced Online Course This course is entirely driven by you! All 120 hours of the required training are right here. Work at your own pace, in your own time, in the comfort of your own home. This course meets the STEP ONE 120-hour training requirement for the CDA Credential, as described in the flyer you can download above.
Support Sessions included (2 hours each) Need some face-to-face help? You get unlimited free Support Sessions with us! Get expert help, ask questions, and meet other CDA Students. During these sessions, we will also help you build your Professional Portfolio, and when the time comes, assist you with the CDA Application paperwork. Sessions are scheduled monthly online using Zoom Check out our website for the Support Session Schedule: https://www.august-education.com/cda
WA STARS Annual Hours included If you live in WA State, 20 Hours of STARS is included, so you won’t need to take extra training this year! You will also be able to apply for $250 reimbursement from the DEL. We’ll help you do this.
IMPORTANT: This course includes activities you must complete away from the computer. You will need the ability to:
Please be sure you are able to do this before purchasing this course!
If you have any questions prior to purchasing, please give us a call at (206)715-6146 (Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm PST) or email [email protected]
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How to navigate this course
Before we begin...
Course Overview
Discussion - Introduce Yourself
Bye Bye Germs!
Quiz: Bye Bye Germs!
Health & Safety Practices - An Overview
Hand Washing - Video
Project - Hand Washing
Diaper Changing - Video
Project - Diapering
Cleaning and Sanitizing - Video
Project - Cleaning & Sanitizing
Health & Safety In The Classroom
Quiz - Health & Safety In The Classroom
Safety Procedures & Accident Prevention - Video
Project - Safety Precautions and Accident Prevention
Food Handling Tips
Portfolio - Competency Statement I: Safe & Healthy Learning Environment
Portfolio - Competency Statement I: Instruction Page
Discussion - COVID-19
If You Live In Washington State...
How The Brain Functions And Learns
The Human Brain - Video
Quiz - Brain Functions
Brain Development in Young Children
Q&A - The Brain and Multi-Sensory Experiences
Serve and Return Interactions
Serve And Return I - Video
Serve And Return II - Video
Project - Serve & Return in Action
The Brain-Body Link
Project - Sensory Experiences
Theories of Child Development
John Dewey - Video
Q&A - Dewey
Maria Montessori - Video
Q&A - Montessori
Lev Vygotsky - Video
Q&A - Vygotsky
Erik Erikson - Video
Q&A - Erikson
Jean Piaget - Video
Q&A - Piaget
Whole Child Development
Developmental Milestones Quiz
Discussion - Whole Child Development
How Children's Bodies Grow
Types of Movement
Supporting Movement In The Classroom
Project - Physical Activity in the Classroom
Physical Development in Your Lesson Plan
Project - In Your Classroom
Discussion - The Value of Physical Movement in Early Childhood Classrooms
Intellectual or Cognitive Development
Cognitive Development Q & A
Ages & Stages of Cognitive Development
More Cognitive Development Milestones
Project - Cognitive Development in your Classroom
Cognitive Development In Your Lesson Plan
Project - Classroom In Action
Promoting Language Development
Emergent Literacy
Emergent Literacy: Early Reading and Writing Development
Project - Language Development Lesson
Portfolio - Competency Statement II: Advancing Physical & Intellectual Competence
Portfolio - Competency Statement II
Discussion - Language Development