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Formal CDA Education Requirements

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Better Kid Care can help you complete your formal CDA education requirements

Professional development available through one- and two-hour Distance Education lessons that meet the formal child care education training requirement needed to obtain a CDA credential and can also be used for CDA renewal.

Better Kid Care is an award-winning program that
provides over 100,000 hours of training each year.

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After deciding which lessons you want to register for -- visit the Better Kid Care Distance Education page for more information on how to register and complete lessons.

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CDA Professional Development Record is a tool to help keep track of your CDA Professional Development Training.

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Additional information about CDA formal child care education training requirement

The required 120 clock hours of education must be documented, with no fewer than 10 hours in each of the following content areas:

  • CDA 1: Planning a safe, healthy environment to invite learning
  • CDA 2: Steps to advance children's physical and intellectual development
  • CDA 3: Positive ways to support children's social and emotional development
  • CDA 4: Strategies to establish productive relationships with families
  • CDA 5: Strategies to manage an effective program operation
  • CDA 6: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
  • CDA 7: Observing and recording children's behavior
  • CDA 8: Principles of child development and learning

*Additional requirements needed to obtain the CDA credential can be found at CDA Requirements and Application page.

What's Next?
 After completing formal education requirements, CDA candidates need to complete all the documentation requirements for Assessment. For more information go to the Application and Requirements page or visit the Council's web site www.cdacouncil.org.

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