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. Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development.
  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.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of and the benefits that are associated with program accreditation and the Child Care Credential program
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of how the community in which a child lives influences development
  6. Identify child development theories in early childhood.
  7. Describe the five critical needs for children to develop optimal emotional health
  8. Describe Piaget’s sensorimotor and preoperational stages of cognitive development.
  9. Recognize the importance of music in both child development and curriculum.
  10. Recognize theory and theorist in relation to child development and approaches to learning.
  11. Describe a staff orientation in accordance with Child Care Regulations
  12. Demonstrates an understanding of content areas and how they relate to child development
  13. Demonstrate understanding of developing positive relationships with child care families
  14. Describe the importance of monitoring the family child care environment for potential risks.
  15. Identify responses to typical daily child care scenarios with solutions that are aligned with Child Care Regulations
  16. Demonstrate an understanding of how to create a natural outdoor classroom that supports child development in all areas.
  17. Demonstrate understanding of developing strategies for involving parents in the child care setting.
  18. Describe strategies and experiences to promote collaboration between child and youth care professionals and programs and other professionals involved in the care and education of all children and youth.
  19. Describe strategies to support the development of mathematical skills in school age children.
  20. Demonstrate an understanding of content areas and how they are related to child development.

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