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COMPETENCY GOALS. FUNCTIONAL AREAS. DEFINITIONS. GOAL. I. To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment. 1. Safe. Candidate provides a safe environment and teaches children safe practices to prevent and reduce injuries.
The CDA® is based on a core set of competency standards that guide early childhood professionals toward becoming qualified educators 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.
The six CDA Competency Standards, outlined by the Council for Professional Recognition, are the framework of the CDA Credential professional development process. These standards are the criteria used by the Council to assess the CDA Candidate’s performance to determine the credentialing decision.
Effective early childhood educators are critical for realizing the early childhood profession’s vision that each and every young child, birth through age 8, have equitable access to high-quality learning and care environments.
“Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation” and expands the intent of the standards and competencies to allow their application across the early childhood field, including professional preparation programs, professional development systems, licensure, and professional evaluations.
Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators. To recognize these levels of mastery, all early childhood educators will hold a professional license . to practice at the ECE I, II, or III designation based on: completing an accredited/recognized
The Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ is a widely recognized credential in early childhood education administered by the Council for Professional Development. The CDA Credential guides early child care professionals as they work toward becoming qualified teachers of young children.
