What is a Personal Philosophy Statement?

Do you want to learn more about what a per­son­al phi­los­o­phy state­ment is for your CDA Pro­fes­sion­al Port­fo­lio? And what you should include in it? After you col­lect your resources and reflec­tive state­ments of com­pe­tence, you are ready for the last step in cre­at­ing your CDA pro­fes­sion­al portfolio.

How to become a PD Specialist

The term PD Spe­cial­ist stands for “Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Spe­cial­ist,” a trade­mark of the Coun­cil for Pro­fes­sion­al Recog­ni­tion (also called the CDA Coun­cil). PD Spe­cial­ists are ear­ly child­hood pro­fes­sion­als who use their ECE exper­tise to assess CDA Cre­den­tial can­di­dates’ competencies.

Can I Use Care Courses To Get My Florida Staff Credential?

Cre­den­tial and how to use Care Cours­es to get the cre­den­tial. First, Care Cours­es can be used towards the 120 clock hours of train­ing you need to get the Nation­al CDA issued by the Coun­cil for Pro­fes­sion­al Recog­ni­tion. Once you obtain your CDA from the CDA coun­cil, you will meet the require­ments need­ed to obtain your Flori­da Staff Credential!

Can I Use My High School Diploma From Another Country For My National CDA?

One of the require­ments to apply for your Nation­al CDA is to have a high school diplo­ma or equiv­a­lent. One ques­tion we often get at Care Cours­es is, can I use my high school diplo­ma from anoth­er coun­try for the Nation­al CDA? 

What’s an early childhood professional organization membership?

Renew­ing your nation­al Child Devel­op­ment Asso­ciate (CDA) cre­den­tial? The CDA Coun­cil requires that you sub­mit proof of mem­ber­ship in an ear­ly child­hood pro­fes­sion­al orga­ni­za­tion. Your mem­ber­ship must be cur­rent at the time you sub­mit your CDA renew­al application.

My CDA has expired, what do I do?

Has your CDA expired? Are you won­der­ing if you should renew or reap­ply? Peo­ple call every day with ques­tions such as, “Can I renew my nation­al CDA if it expired?” or “When does my CDA expire?” or “Is it too late to renew my nation­al CDA?” 

What is a CDA?

The Child Devel­op­ment Asso­ciate (CDA) cre­den­tial is the most wide­ly rec­og­nized cre­den­tial in the ear­ly child­hood edu­ca­tion field. Earn­ing your CDA con­firms to employ­ers, par­ents, and oth­ers that you under­stand and meet the high­est stan­dards in ear­ly child­hood care and education.

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