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CHILD DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATE (CENTER-BASED)
ONLINE
Cost: $1,395
Typical 昀椀nish time: 6 months
(120 hours)
Self-Paced (start anytime)
REGISTER
This exciting course is designed to provide you with a working knowledge of early childhood education and
prepare you for the Child Development Associate® (CDA) certi昀椀cation process of the Council for Professional
Recognition with content review, assessment practice, and portfolio preparation.
The course will include a thorough introduction to early childhood education. Topics covered include how
children learn and grow, safe and healthy environments, physical and cognitive growth, social and emotional
development, guidance, relationships with families, creativity and the young child, play, research-based
planning of developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculums, and activities, program management, and
professionalism. With an integrated approach to child development, students will learn the principles of child
growth and development from birth through age 昀椀ve and how they align with the eight CDA competencies and
National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) professional standards.
In a guided step-by-step process, you will culminate your learning experience by gathering all your assignments
to build a portfolio and receiving instructor feedback from a certi昀椀ed CDA Professional Development (PD)
Specialist™ to be well prepared for the CDA Veri昀椀cation Visit. Upon course completion, you will be ready for
your early childhood education certi昀椀cation.
Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook
Software Requirements (Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.)
PC: Windows 10 or later
Mac: macOS 12 or later
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and
Safari are also compatible.
Microsoft Word Online
Adobe Acrobat Reader
For the most current information, visit www.sunyjefferson.edu/workforce
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