Applicants Can Still Sign Up for PennAEYC’s February CDA Course

Pennsylvania’s Association for the Education of Young Children (PennAEYC) will begin classes for its new Child Development Associate (CDA) course on Monday, February 16.

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Pennsylvania’s early childhood educators who work at least 25 hours per week providing care to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in a certified program can complete CDA coursework that will provide them for the CDA Credential exam.

Instruction in the classes, books, and supplies are provided at no cost for qualifying students through PennAEYC and the Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization at PASSHE.

Students will also receive support to help them navigate the process to obtain their CDA Credential from the Council for Professional Recognition. The course is available to students in the PASSHE PDO Central Region service area only.

The course offers instruction in a live, virtual classroom using Zoom in a cohort structure of three hours per class. Upon completion of all classes, it will provide the 120 classroom instruction hours required for the CDA team preparation.

Those interested in the course should:

• Tell their employer they want to pursue the CDA with PennAEYC.

• Apply for ECEPDO@PASSHE to tuition and educational costs covered.

• A PD coordinator will verify the ECE PDO acceptance and advise on funding status. If approved for funding, applicants will be connected with Rose Snyder to register for the CDA class.

• Applicants will receive an email from Snyder within a week that provides a link to register for the cohort. A class link and login information will be sent from the instructor a few days prior to the class.

For any additional questions, contact Snyder, PennAEYC’s senior director of education and operations, at rsnyder@pennaeyc.org.