--- title: Child Development Associate – Center-Based description: Unlock secrets of cryptography! Learn encryption's role, common methods, and apply concepts to real-world scenarios. Basic IT understanding required. image: https://aspire.loyola.edu/hubfs/ASPIRE%20Assets/Icons/PreK-12%20Teaching%20Methods%20and%20Management.png --- [Home](https://aspire.loyola.edu/?hsLang=en) [Categories](https://aspire.loyola.edu/products?hsLang=en) Teaching and Education [Child Development Associate – Center-Based](https://aspire.loyola.edu/products/2390407995#) ![product_image](https://aspire.loyola.edu/hubfs/ASPIRE%20Assets/Icons/PreK-12%20Teaching%20Methods%20and%20Management.png) # Child Development Associate – Center-Based #### $1,395 Start Today! [Add to cart](https://careertraining.ed2go.com/loyola/training-programs/child-development-associate-center-based/) #### [ Professional Credits: ](https://aspire.loyola.edu/credit_terminology?hsLang=en) CEU: 12 #### $1,395 Start Today! [Add to cart](https://careertraining.ed2go.com/loyola/training-programs/child-development-associate-center-based/) ![](https://aspire.loyola.edu/hubfs/ASPIRE%20Assets/Icons/Completion.png) Completion Time 120 hours ![](https://aspire.loyola.edu/hubfs/ASPIRE%20Assets/Icons/Access%20time.png) Access Time 183 Days ![](https://aspire.loyola.edu/hubfs/ASPIRE%20Assets/Icons/Outcome.png) Outcome Industry Certification ![](https://aspire.loyola.edu/hubfs/ASPIRE%20Assets/Icons/Language.png) Language English ![](https://aspire.loyola.edu/hubfs/ASPIRE%20Assets/Icons/Training%20level.png) Training Level Beginner #### Delivery Information: Online Asynchronous Self-paced #### Description 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) certification 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 five 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 certified CDA Professional Development (PD) Specialist™ to be well prepared for the CDA Verification Visit. Upon course completion, you will be ready for your early childhood education certification. #### Learning Outcomes What you will learn: - Evaluate and make recommendations for modifications of regulations regarding children's health, safety, and learning environments - Identify typical stages of cognitive, linguistic, physical, social, and emotional development - Develop a list of developmentally appropriate activities and materials that encourage physical, linguistic, cognitive, creative, social, and emotional development in children from birth to age five - Implement appropriate guidance techniques for specific situations relating to children's behaviors - Demonstrate skills in practical application of developmental principles and theories, observation techniques, and recognition of growth and development patterns - Apply the competency statements into practice in an early childhood setting - Prepare to become a certified child development associate professional - Communicate qualifications for employability How you will benefit: - Build a portfolio for your verification visit with PD Specialist feedback - Know how to team with parents and guardians to track milestones or identify developmental delays - Develop appropriate lesson plans with accommodations - Complete one of the leading CDA classes #### Additional Information ** Certification Requirements To be eligible for the CDA certification: - You must have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED, or be a junior or senior in a high school career and technical program, and - Complete 120 hours of formal early childhood technical education (this course meets CDA requirements) - Complete a CDA professional portfolio (this course assists with portfolio preparation) - Complete a CDA verification site visit where a PD Specialist observes you working with children Please note: Within three years of submitting your application, you must also have 480 hours of professional work experience at a center-based program with experience in all three age groups. For more information on the CDA requirements, please visit the CDA Council website. #### Requirements ** ##### Technology Requirements 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 8 or later. - Mac: macOS 10.6 or later. - Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible. Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled - The latest Adobe Reader/Acrobat Reader ( free download available at https://get.adobe.com/reader/ ) - Any modern Office suite: Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice Other: - Reliable internet connection. 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