Welcome to today’s Information Session Please download a copy of the CDA 2.0 Transition Guide at cdacouncil.org/cda2013
Welcome to today’s
Information Session
Please download a copy of the
CDA 2.0 Transition Guide at cdacouncil.org/cda2013
Will be effective as of June 1, 2013
What is “CDA 2.0 ”?
• The term “CDA 2.0” is the Council’s way of letting the early childhood community know that the CDA credentialing system is about to be updated, on June 1, 2013, streamlining the process and making it even more valuable as a professional development experience for Candidates.
• Once the new system goes into effect, we will stop using the term “2.0” because, at that point, it will be the one and only Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program™.
Candidate Assessment
• The credentialing system is built upon the CDA Competency Goals and Functional Areas
• Every Candidate will be required to: – collect evidence of competence into the Professional
Portfolio
– compose a Professional Philosophy Statement and six Reflective Statements of Competence
– be observed working with young children
– participate in a reflective dialogue
– take the CDA Exam
Candidate’s knowledge and competencies will be determined using two factors:
• 65-question test of ECE practice knowledge, taken at a local testing centerCDA Exam
• Review of Professional Portfolio, transcripts/ certificates, Family Questionnaires
• Direct Observation of competencies
• Reflective Dialogue – Candidate’s areas of strength and growth
Verification Visit - The R. O. R.
Model ™
Both the CDA Exam and Verification Visit Comprehensive Scoring Instrument were designed using the CDA Competency Goals and Functional Areas, which will remain unchanged.
Comparison of the Current and Future
CDA Credentialing Processes
Current CDA Credentialing Process
“CDA 2.0” Credentialing Process
Who participates in the CDA process?
CDA Advisor
Council Representative
CDA Candidate
CDAProfessional
Development Specialist
CDA Candidate
Current CDA Credentialing Process
“CDA 2.0” Credentialing Process
Step 1: Anytime before Application
Minimum of high school diploma/GED
or
Enrolled in a high school vocational program
Minimum of high school diploma/GED
orEnrolled in a high school
vocational program
120 hours of education in 8 Subject Areas
Current CDA Credentialing Process
(within 5 years)
“CDA 2.0” Credentialing Process
(within 3 years)
Step 2: Before Application
120 hours of training in8 Subject Areas
480 hours of experience
480 hours of experience
Current CDA Credentialing Process
“CDA 2.0” Credentialing Process
Step 3: Within Six Months before Application
Observation by CDA Advisor (chosen by the candidate)
Professional Resource File (PRF) completed by
Candidate
Parent Questionnaires (PQ) gathered by Candidate
Professional Portfolio completed by Candidate
Family Questionnaires (FQ) gathered by the Candidate
Current CDA Credentialing Process
“CDA 2.0” Credentialing Process
Step 4: Application
Candidate sends to the Council:
• Application
•Fee
•Transcripts and/or Certificates of training
Candidate sends to the Council:
•Application
•Fee
•Candidate receives approval that application is complete and fee was processed
Current CDA Credentialing Process(approval within 3 months)
“CDA 2.0” Credentialing Process
Step 5: Council Approval of Completed Application
Verification Visit conducted by Council Representative (assigned by Council):
•Early Childhood Studies Review exam
•Oral Interview
•Review of PRF and PQs
Verification Visit conducted by CDA Professional Development
Specialist (chosen by Candidate):
•Review of PP, FQs, transcripts/Certificates
•Observation•Reflective Dialogue
•Candidate takes CDA Exam at a local PearsonVUE center
Current CDA Credentialing Process
“CDA 2.0” Credentialing Process
Step 6: After Verification Visit
Council Representative mails Verification Visit results to the
Council
Professional Development Specialist sends Verification Visit scores to the Council
online
PearsonVue sends exam scores to the Council online
Step 7: Council awards or denies CDA Credential
Credentialing Determination
Denial Award
Upon completion of the Exam, the Candidate’s scores in each of the 13 CDA Functional Areas will be immediately transmitted to the Council.
Based on their findings from the Verification Visit, the PD Specialist will submit their Recommended Scores to the Council online.
The Council will then combine the two sets of scores into a final Cumulative Score which will determine Candidate credentialing. Awarded or denied, the Candidate will also receive feedback on their strengths and areas of growth in each of the CDA Functional Areas.
CDA 2.0 Credentialing Process
The 2013 Transition Plan• Any Candidate whose application is received by the Council with a
postmark date on or before May 31, 2013 will use the current CDA Credentialing process. The Candidate will be assigned a Council Representative who will conduct the Verification Visit, even if that Visit takes place after June 1. All applications using the current CDA Credentialing process, that therefore include Verification Visits by Council Reps, will be completed by August 31, 2013.
• Any Candidate whose application is received by the Council with a postmark date on or after June 1, 2013 will use the “CDA 2.0” Credentialing process . The Candidate will need to choose a CDA Professional Development Specialist to conduct the Verification Visit and will need to take the CDA Exam at a local PearsonVUE testing center.
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Email Us
Have other CDA 2.0-related questions or concerns? Please feel free to contact Richard Cohen, Director of Communications, Partnerships and New Initiatives, at [email protected] or Mary LaMantia, Manager of the CDA Professional Development Specialist Program, at [email protected].