Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
The Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education (ECE) and is a key stepping stone on the path of career advancement in ECE. The CDA is based on a core set of competency standards, which guide early care professionals as they work toward becoming qualified teachers of young children. The Council works to ensure that the nationally-transferable CDA is a credible and valid credential, recognized by the profession as a vital part of professional development. CDAs have knowledge of how to put the CDA Competency Standards into practice and understanding of why those standards help children move with success from one developmental stage to another. Put simply, CDAs know how to nurture the emotional, physical, intellectual, and social development of children.
Earning the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ has many advantages, including exposure to the larger community of early childhood educators. Over 800,000 educators have received their CDA to date!
Programs For Parents is Honored to Earn The CDA Gold Standard
Earning a CDA is a big commitment, but one that creates confident practitioners with command of today’s best practices for teaching young children.
Benefits of the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™
Advance your career
Meet job requirements
Reinforce your commitment to early childhood education
Provide parents with peace of mind
Understand developmentally appropriate practice
Increase your confidence
Programs for Parents offers the following to early childhood educators
Infant Toddler, Preschool, and Family Child Care CDA Credential Course in Newark
Class Day and Times:
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 6:00pm to 9:00pm beginning October 15
Saturdays from 8:30am to 2:30pm beginning October 26
For classes in Spanish, please email [email protected]
Para clases en español, envíe un correo electrónico a [email protected]
Location: Programs for Parents, 570 Broad Street, 9th Floor, in Newark
The cost of the program is $1,500 which includes the registration fee, books, council materials, 120 classroom training hours, Professional Portfolio development & support, onsite observation with coaching, professional development mentoring, verification visit & the R.O.R. process preparation.
*****A Payment plan is available*****
A $100 registration fee will be applied to the full $1,500 cost of the program, but is non- refundable. Participants will be asked to sign a payment plan during orientation. Weekly, bi-weekly and monthly payment plans are available.
*****NJ Workforce Registry Tuition Scholarship may be available to qualified applicants. Application assistance will be offered during your first week of classes. You will not be able to apply until you are accepted in this class*****
To enroll in our classes, a person must submit proof of the following (you can upload documents on the application page)
- Registration for Fall 2024 is now Closed
- Be age 18 or older (photo ID)
- High school diploma or high school transcripts showing graduation, or a GED
- Letter of employment or volunteering at a licensed child care center, stating position title, date of employment, number of hours worked each week (must be on School Letterhead and signed by administrator)
- Or a registered family child care provider (copy of FCC registration)
- $100 registration fee (MONEY ORDER or CREDIT CARD ONLY) – Candidates will be contacted by a CDA program administrator to make arrangements to obtain these fees by the registration deadline of October 1, 2024. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CREDIT CARD INFORMATION IN THE MAIL OR EMAIL OR BRING PAYMENTS TO OUR OFFICES WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT.
Deadline for applications is October 1, 2024
For more information please contact Denece Young at [email protected] or 973-297-1114 x4133.