Earn Your National CDA now in as little as 5 weeks.

Benefits:

● Increase wages

● Earn 12 college credits or 12 CEUs

● Increase knowledge in child development

● Provide strategies for classroom management, lesson planning, daily schedules, communicating with families, and assessing

and observing children

● Assist with school-wide accreditation

● Create a professional resource portfolio (a collection of 17 specific resource materials to help you in your professional work with children and families)

● Prepare for on-site observation ( a PDS specialist will observe you in a classroom setting to ensure that you are following guidelines and applying them to your classroom setting and interactions with children and families)

● Prepare for written exam (The Council of Early Childhood Education will test your knowledge of theory and judgment through scenario-based questioning)

Details

Who: Our instructors are trained Professional Development Specialists (PDS). We participate in continuous training offered by the Council of Professional Development and are actively involved in observing CDA candidates who are pursuing their CDA credentials. Additionally, you are supported by the student community through class group chats.

What: We can guide you in preparing for every step of the CDA certification; including documenting your achievements in a professional resource file, practicing for the written assessment, and preparing for your PDS observation.

Where: Classes are conducted online--either on Zoom and/or Google Classroom (limited in-person

sessions are available in the Greater Tampa Area and the Greater Cleveland Area).

When: Class meets 1-2 times a week. You can choose from live sessions, recorded sessions, or a mix of live and recorded sessions based on your unique needs.

*Recorded sessions are available for on-demand viewing for those who are unable to attend the live session.

**The instructors will be available daily for one on one conferencing for those unable to attend the live

session but still requiring assistance.