Describe the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential #5565


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

Online alternative course Online & Zoom Instructor-led/In-person Zoom only Online
1 hours courses
IACET accredited logo 0.1 CEUs
  online
      4.4/5

  Related Outcomes

  1. Describe the importance of social emotional skill development in children entering kindergarten.
  2. Identify strategies for the child care provider that will promote successful child development
  3. Identify strategies for the child care provider that will promote successful child development. Identify strategies for working with children with special needs
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development.
  5. Identify strategies for the child care provider that will promote successful child development.
  6. Describe the five critical needs for children to develop optimal emotional health
  7. Identify strategies for the child care provider that will promote successful child development.
  8. Describe the role of a CDA home visitor and include examples of home visitors.
  9. Demonstrate an understanding of and the benefits that are associated with program accreditation and the Child Care Credential program
  10. Describe the stages of emotional development in young children.
  11. Describe common myths and misconceptions about time management in child care.
  12. Describe a staff orientation in accordance with Child Care Regulations
  13. Recognize theory and theorist in relation to child development and approaches to learning.
  14. Describe strategies to support the development of mathematical skills in school age children.
  15. Demonstrate understanding of developing strategies for involving parents in the child care setting.
  16. Describe common myths and facts about safe sleep for infants and young toddlers.
  17. Identify responses to typical daily child care scenarios with solutions that are aligned with Child Care Regulations
  18. Recognize the importance of music in both child development and curriculum.
  19. Describe Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages of cognitive development.
  20. Demonstrate understanding of developing positive relationships with child care families

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