Describe the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
Learn what the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential is, why it’s essential for early childhood educators, and how to earn and leverage it in child care centers. Also identify and understand requirements for Child Care Subsidy (POC), the Child and Adult Food Program, MSDE Child Care Credential, Tiered Reimbursement, and the Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund to maximize funding, compliance, and career growth.Trainings incorporating this outcome
1 hours courses
0.1 CEUs
Related Outcomes
- Describe the stages of emotional development in young children.
- Identify strategies for the child care provider that will promote successful child development. Identify strategies for working with children with special needs
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development.
- Identify strategies for the child care provider that will promote successful child development.
- Describe the role of a CDA home visitor and include examples of home visitors.
- Describe the importance of social emotional skill development in children entering kindergarten.
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development
- Identify strategies for the child care provider that will promote successful child development
- Identify strategies for the child care provider that will promote successful child development.
- Describe the five critical needs for children to develop optimal emotional health
- Recognize the importance of music in both child development and curriculum.
- Describe Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages of cognitive development.
- Recognize theory and theorist in relation to child development and approaches to learning.
- Describe common myths and misconceptions about time management in child care.
- Identify parenting styles and the influence those styles have on child development
- Demonstrate understanding of developing positive relationships with child care families
- Demonstrate understanding of developing strategies for involving parents in the child care setting.
- Describe the meaning of positive discipline in the classroom.
- Describe the history of early childhood education in the U.S.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to create a natural outdoor classroom that supports child development in all areas.
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