Child Development Associate

ELIGIBILITY:

• High school diploma and your presence on field when needed!
• High school diploma is the mandatory requirement
• If you are anassociate’s degree holder in early childhood education then CDA won’t be needed. You next step would be getting a bachelor’s degree. However, if that is not the case then go for the CDA credential certification!
• You will also be required to be present on field as and when needed.

Eligibility Requirement for CDA Council’s:

Candidates seeking to apply for CDA assessment in any of the three settings (center-based, family child care, and home visitor) must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Be 18 years of age or older
• Hold a high school diploma
• Have 480 hours of experience working with children within the past five years
• Have 120 clock hours of formal child care education within the past five years
• Candidates applying for a Bilingual Endorsement must meet the above requirements and be able to speak, read, and write well enough in both English and another language to understand and be understood by both children and adults.

COURSE FEE: reasonably priced, industry-relevant training

• We offer high-quality teaching training at affordable prices as we understand your concerns of being unable to afford globally accredited child development training courses.
• At Atheneum Global our commitment towards offering world-class services is constant. Therefore in order to maximise the reach of globally relevant for anyone who wishes to under child-psychology and become a child-development professional, we priced our CDA credential courses fees reasonably
• Plus, we also honour our meritorious students by offering them scholarships!

• LEARN AT YOUR PACE FROM ANYWHERE ACROSS THE GLOBE– The best part of online training is that you could be in Kolkata or Mumbai or elsewhere, with AtheneumGlobal’s CDA courses you can study as per your pace and schedule your lessons accordingly.
  With our fast track mode available for early completion you can be skilled in child development faster.
• PERSONALIZED ATTENTION- You train better in an online space like the one that Atheneum Global provides as it helps you can thoroughly understand your concepts as many times as you want. With a personalized tutor we appoint readily available to answer your questions you will gain in-depth knowledge of all subjects and apply it in workplace.

A CDA qualification opens up many opportunities. These are all jobs that revolve around effective management and handling of young minds.
Daycares, educational institutions all are in the lookout for qualified child development professionals.So a CDA expert can avail great jobs as the following-

• As a pre-school teaching assistant at daycare - A teaching assistant 's does crucial tasks like recording student progress and growth, interests and skills, planning schedules and resources, and assisting teachers in managing the children.
• As a head teacher at a daycare or preschool- As a preschool teacher, it goes without saying that you have to be well aware of the highest concepts of child-psychology and child development. When you understand young learners better with AtheneumGlobal’searly childhood education training, you will ultimately come up with effective, fun activities that would be a part of children’s curriculum.
• As a nanny - Nannies act as providers for in-home childcare. With people getting busier by the day, the demand for professionals, who can take care and guide their children, in their absence rises.With your CDA credential you can work on setting child-care tasks and show your capabilities of helping in the creation of a positive environment for children.
• Tutors to kids who want a little extra support - As tutors you could be teaching at homes to help children develop the skills needed to become a responsible, confident individual and provide basic training that can get them into the kindergarten stage.

CDA Credential curriculum is focused on child development and techniques to better manage children in any given setting. The syllabus thus encompasses everything you need to know from child-psychology to being an absolute professional at workplace. Qualities that an institution would admire and respect!

THE MODULES
• Planning a safe and healthy learning environment
• Advancing children's physical and intellectual development
• Supporting children's social and emotional development
• Building productive relationships with families
• Managing an effective program operation
• Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
• Observing and recording children's behavior
• Understanding the principles of child development and learning