Competency Standards
To maintain a commitment to professionalism.
What is competency standard 6?
The number of hours of experience needed in the correct age group in order to apply for your CDA credential.
What is 480 hours?
Candidate provides a safe environment and teaches children safe practices to prevent and reduce injuries.
What is 1. Safe?
The CDA Professional Portfolio is divided into this many tabs.
What is 10?
51% of these must be completed and returned to the CDA candidate.
What is Family Questionnaires?
To ensure a well-run purposeful program that is responsive to participant needs.
What is competency standard 5?
When the CDA Council approves your application, you are officially in this status.
What is "ready to schedule"?
Candidate uses a variety of developmentally appropriate learning experiences and teaching strategies for children to explore music, movement, and the visual arts, and to develop and express their individual creative abilities.
What is 7. Creative?
The Resource Collection and Competency Statement II can be found in this tab.
What is Tab E?
These are the 3 parts of the CDA Observation Verification visit
What is portfolio review, observation, and reflective dialogue?
To advance physical and intellectual competence
What is competency standard 2?
This organization grants you your CDA credential.
What is the Council for Professional Recognition?
Candidate uses a variety of developmentally appropriate equipment, learning experiences and teaching strategies to promote the physical development (fine motor and gross motor) of all children.
What is 4. Physical?
This section is the last section in the CDA Professional Portfolio.
What is Tab J: Professional Philosophy Statement?
This form is used to document the required training hours needed to apply for the CDA credential and is backed up with this evidence.
What is "Summary of My CDA Education" and transcripts, certificates and/or letters?
To support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance.
What is competency standard 3?
In order to be awarded your CDA Credential, you must successfully demonstrate skills and competencies in these ways.
What is the CDA exam, the CDA Professional Portfolio, and the CDA Observation visit?
Candidate establishes a positive, responsive, and cooperative relationship with each child’s family, engages in two-way communication with families, encourages their involvement in the program, and supports the child’s relationship with his or her family.
What is 11. Families?
Tabs E - I are organized in this order.
What is Resource Collection Items and the Competency Statements?
Candidates must complete this many clock hours, minimally, in each of the 8 subject areas, totally 120 clock hours of professional early childhood education.
What is 10 hours?
To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment.
What is competency standard 1?
The CDA Credential must be renewed every ____ years.
What is 3 years?
Competency Standard II aligns with these 4 functional areas.
What are physical, cognitive, communication, and creative?
This is used to indicate the Resource Collection and Competency Statement in the portfolio.
What is roman numeral?
What is 8 subject areas? (Bonus question - name the 8 areas)