CDA Subject area 1
Planning a safe and healthy learning environment
CDA Subject area 2
Advancing children's physical and intellectual development
CDA Subject area 3
Supporting children's social and emotional development
CDA subject area 4
Building productive relationships with families
CDA subject area 5
Managing an effective problem
CDA subject area 6
Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
CDA subject area 7
Observing and recording children's behavior
CDA subject area 8
Understanding principles of child development and learning
Work Experience within 3 years of when you apply-
480 hours of experience in a licensed daycare
Within 6 months before you apply-
Family questionnaires
Professional Portfolio-
a reflective professional development experience for you.must include: My CDA Professional Portfolio cover sheet, Summary of CDA education, Family questionnaires coversheet and questionnaires, Six reflective statements of competence, and your professional philosophy statement that summarizes your professional viewpoint and may take into account new ideas your learned during the building of the portfolio.
Order of the professional portfolio-
first step- creating the shell of portfoliosecond step- add CDA professional cover sheetthird step- Summary of CDA Education cover sheetfourth step- transcripts, certificates, letters, etc them family questionnaires.
One of the most valuable component in your portfolio-
The resource collection
Your Resource collection must include-
RCI-1 ___ Your valid and current certificates of completion of a pediatric CPR in real life courseRCI-2___ provide a feeding schedule or menu used for each age groupRCI-3___ a sample of your weekly plan that includes goals for children's learning and developmentRC III___ A bibliography of children's books you have used on young childrenRC V___ 3 samples of record keeping formsRC V1-1 The name and contact info of your states agency that regulates child care centers and family child care homes.RC VI_2___ A list of 2 or 3 early childhood associationsRC VI-3___ Summaries of the legal requirements in your state regarding child abuse and neglect and mandatory reporting guidelines.
Your resource collection must also have RCII-
Nine learning experiences- science and sensory, language and literacy, creative arts, fine motor, gross motor, self concept, emotion skills/regulation, social skills, and mathematics.
Your resource collection must also include RCIV-
-The name and contact information of an agency that provides family counseling-The name and contact information of a translation service-The name and contact information of resources in the community for children with disabilities-3 or more websites that provide info to help families understand how children develop and learn.
Competency statement 1-
To establish and maintain a safe, healthy leaning environment.
Competency statement 2-
To advance physical and intellectual competence.
Competency statement 3-
To support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance.
Competency statement 4-
To establish positive and productive relationships with families.
Competency statement 5-
To ensure a well-run, purposeful program that is responsible to participant needs.
Competency statement 6-
To maintain a commitment to professionalism.
During the CDA Verification visit-
-Review the contents of your professional portfolio-Observe you working with children-Reflect with you
