Infant/Toddler CDA Credential Subject Areas
As part of the application requirements for a CDA you must complete 120 hours of formal child care training. This training must cover eight subject areas as outlined by the Council for Professional Recognition, with a minimum of 10 hours of training in each subject area. Our Infant/Toddler CDA training meets all of these requirements. To learn about how each subject area is addressed by our courses, please refer to the following chart.
Infant Toddler CDA Subject Areas
| CDA Subject Areas |
Care Courses included in the Infant/Toddler Set and how they apply to the CDA Subject Areas |
|---|---|
| 1. Planning a safe and healthy learning environment |
Managing Health and Safety |
| 2. Advancing children’s physical and intellectual development |
Infants in Child Care+Toddlers in Child Care |
| 3. Supporting children’s social and emotional development | Child Development and Guidance |
| 4. Building productive relationships with families | Parents and Child Care |
| 5. Managing an effective program operation | Parents and Child Care+The Early Childhood Professional |
| 6. Maintaining a commitment to professionalism | The Early Childhood Professional |
| 7. Observing and recording children’s behavior | Observing, Recording and Assessing Children’s Development |
| 8. Understanding principles of child development and learning | Principles of Child Development and Learning |
| Order all the CDA subject area courses listed above at a discount |
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|---|---|
| All 8 CDA Subject Areas: $398.00 |
Infant Toddler CDA Training Set |
