Child Development Associate I

Catalog description

The CDA 1 course provides students with 64 of the 120 clock hours of training as required by the Council for Early Childhood Professionals Recognition/CDA National Credential Program. Course content will include training in the following seven areas of ECE competency: safety, health, the learning environment, physical and cognitive development, as well as communication and creativity. Students must show evidence of current employment in a childcare facility as well as 480 clock hours previous experience working with young children within the last five years. Completion of this course waives ECE 100 for CDA 1 students.