This certificate program is only available in English.

Setting: Infant/Toddler or Preschool or Family Care
Program Code: 1401-CDA
Program Length: 45 hours
IACET CEU Value: 4.5 CEU’s
Program Start Date: Rolling Enrollment – Start Anytime
Program End Date: 183 days from enrollment date

This CCEI CDA certificate program of study aligns to the new CDA credentialing process as established by the Council for Professional Recognition.

Textbook Information: No textbook is required to complete this certificate program. 

Program Description: The CCEI Online CDA Renewal Certificate is designed to provide the 45 clock hours of professional development required by The Council for Professional Recognition in order to renew the National CDA Credential. The program focuses on the six CDA Competency Standards established by The Council for Professional Recognition.

Program Objectives: Upon satisfactory completion of the CCEI Online CDA Renewal Certificate program, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate ways to employ the NAEYC Code of Ethical Code Conduct to validate professional standards for children, families, staff, and community
• Identify strategies to promote healthy brain development
• Identify major developmental milestones related to movement and fine motor skills from birth through age 5
• Define separation anxiety
• Identify common hazards throughout the school facility
• Identify ways in which infectious diseases are spread
• Identify safe practices for preventing the spread of bloodborne pathogens in the child care setting
• Define SIDS
• Identify the purpose of therapy for children with attention disorders
• Identify the purpose of various assessment tools
• Define social development, emotional development, and temperament
• Identify the roles of parents and child care providers in providing guidance to children
• Recognize the role of empathy in communication
• Identify important strategies for increasing retention through internal marketing and parent communication

Student Assessment: Students enrolled in the Online CDA Renewal Certificate program are assessed using the following methods:

• Competency based multiple choice questions
•  End of Course Quizzes in multiple choice format – Students must pass each quiz with a grade of 70% or better to complete the course
• Cumulative Final Exam in multiple choice format – Students must pass with a grade of 70% or better to complete the certificate program

Enrollment Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must possess a high school diploma or GED and submit documentation as proof
• Must have access to a computer and printer
• Must have a valid email address
• Must have access to the Internet through a JavaScript enabled web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher, etc.)
• Must be able to speak, read, and write well enough in the language the course is presented in to understand and complete the course material

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