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The Child Development Associate (CDA) is a nationally recognized credential for early care and education teachers, assistant teachers, family care providers and other caregivers who work directly with children from birth through age five. This credential is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education.The Council for Professional Recognition in Washington, D.C. is the only organization that can award a CDA Credential. Broward College offer the National CDA training courses. These courses prepare students who work or plan to work with children birth-five years of age in a licensed child care facility or family child care home. This program prepares the students for the National CDA Credential.
The following training courses that must be completed to meet the training portion of the credential are:
Upon registration for these National CDA training courses at Broward College, students will be able to:
Classes are small, interactive, highly experiential and conversational with a combination of classroom and field experience. Our learning environment is based on sharing best practices and is linked to the Florida Core Competencies for Early Care and Education practitioners, which encompass:
Many of our students are currently employed in preschool settings and are engaged in Florida’s Steps to Success-Early Learning Career Pathway Training to improve their skills and certification level.
We structure our courses to assist working adults, with classes offered in evening and weekend formats. Guided individual and group work, creative activities and a supportive, nurturing environment help to keep the program interesting and focused on your success.
You can get college credits for it. Broward College offers credit for students who have their National CDA or FCCPC. This can only be done within five years of receiving the credential.
The student will receive the following credits:
After the student have applied to BC these credits can be awarded to him or her transcript. The student will need to bring in the original of the National CDA for us to photocopy or the state transcript that indicates he/she have a FCCPC. This process takes a few weeks to show up on a transcript. Students do not receive credit for the "40 hour courses" taken.
A Staff Credential is an official designation that means an individual's professional education meets or exceeds the professional criteria set by the Department of Children and Families. One way to be eligible for the Staff Credential, requires having
To maintain your staff credential, every 5 years you must submit documentation of completionof a training course related to children ages birth through age five. Pick One of this 3-credit course to renew using course work from BC you can take (if you haven’t taken the BC course before):
More information on how to renew the National CDA or FCCPC and other training requirements.
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