National Accreditation Professional Child Development Accredited
Birth to Early Childhood Certification 1 Slide 2 Accredited Birth
to Early Childhood Accreditation The applicant must meet the
following eligibility requirements and submit records as instructed
on the Direct Assessment Application Form: 2 Slide 3 3 Slide 4 4
Slide 5 5 Slide 6 6 Slide 7 7 Slide 8 The Candidate must present
evidence of her/his competence through written documentation. Five
components make up the documentation. 1.) The Professional Resource
File Prepared by the Candidate for Teacher Certification 2.) The
Parent Opinion Questionnaires Collected by the Candidate 3.) The
CDA Assessment Observation Instrument Completed by the Advisor 4.)
The Early Childhood Studies Review Completed by the Council for
Professional Recognition Representative 5.) The Oral Interview
Conducted by the Council for Professional Recognition
Representative 8 Slide 9 The Professional Resource File 1. The
Autobiography 2. The Statements of Competence 3. The Resource
Collection 9 Slide 10 10 Slide 11 11 Slide 12 In the Candidates own
words, s/he describes the things s/he does with children and
families. The description should demonstrate the Candidates ability
to meet the specific needs of children and families in each of the
six CDA Competency Goals and 13 Functional Areas. The description
in each statement of competence should be 200 500 words in length
and should state the Candidates goals or objectives for children
and give specific examples of what s/he does with the children
(activities) to achieve those goals. 12 Slide 13 Remember, each
statement of competence should contain no more than 500 words.
While the Candidate cannot describe everything s/he does in such a
limited space, s/he should choose the most important goals for
children and the best examples of practices that represent her/his
competence. The Candidate is to write about current practice, using
examples of her/his work within the past six months (the six months
before the time s/he submits the Direct Assessment Application
Form). Examples can be found in Part III of the CDA Book 13 Slide
14 3. Resource Collection The third part of the Professional
Resource File consists of 17 specific items called the Resource
Collection. They should be organized by Competency Goal areas and
numbered so that each item can be located easily during the Council
Representative verification visit. Do not mix the 17 specific items
with your statements of competence. 14 Slide 15 Arrangement of the
Resource File The material of the Resource File can be arranged in
any one of many create ways (for example, bound in a notebook or
contained inside folders in a file box). It should be professional
looking, manageable in size and legible. It should be easy to add
to or delete from. There are no requirements about how it should
look. Whatever its physical form, the Professional Resource File
should be portable; in other words, designed to be carried to and
from a work site, on a home visit, or to a meeting. 15 Slide 16
Contents The Professional Resource File has three major sections:
(1) Autobiography; (2) Statements of Competence; (3) Resource
Collection. Below is an explanation of what CDA Candidates must do
to prepare the Resource File. 16 Slide 17 Autobiography The
Candidate writes a statement about her/himself of about 300 words.
In the first part, the Candidate tells who s/he is, and in the
second part, tells what things about his/her life influenced the
decision to work with children. If the Candidate wishes, s/he may
attach a formal resume of education and work experiences. For
Bilingual Candidates, the autobiography may be written in either
language. 17 Slide 18 Statements of Competence The Candidate writes
six statements of competence based on the following six Competency
Goals. The Candidate begins each section by writing out the
Competency Goal Statement: (1) To establish and maintain a safe,
healthy learning environment. (2) To advance physical and
intellectual competence. (3) To support social and emotional
development and to provide positive guidance. (4) To establish
positive and productive relationships with families. (5) To ensure
a well-run, purposeful program responsive to participant needs. (6)
To maintain a commitment to professionalism. 18 Slide 19 19 Slide
20 Competency Goal I 20 Slide 21 Competency Goal I 21 Slide 22
Competency Goal I 22 Slide 23 Competency Goal I 23 Slide 24 24
Slide 25 Competency Goal II 25 Slide 26 Competency Goal II 26 Slide
27 Competency Goal III To support social and emotional development
and to provide positive guidance 7. Provide the titles, authors,
publishers, copyright dates, and short summary of ten
age-appropriate childrens books that you use to support development
of childrens self-concept and self-esteem, and to help children
deal with lifes challenges. Continued on next slide 27 Slide 28
Competency Goal III To support social and emotional development and
to provide positive guidance 7. (Continued) These books may support
develop of cultural and linguistic group identity; gender identity;
children with disabilities or special needs; separation, divorce,
remarriage, or blended families; everyday activities and routines;
and/or the cycle of life from human reproduction to death. 28 Slide
29 Competency Goal III To support social and emotional development
and to provide positive guidance 8. Use the internet, public
library, or your programs professional library to obtain at least
two resources designed to assist teachers in constructively dealing
with children with challenging behaviors (such as aggressive
behavior like hitting or biting, or shyness). 29 Slide 30
Competency Goal III To support social and emotional development and
to provide positive guidance 9. Provide the name and telephone
number of an agency in the community where you work for making
referrals to family counseling. 30 Slide 31 Competency Goal IV To
establish positive and productive relationships with families 10.
Fin out where to obtain resources, materials, and translation
services for families whose home language is other than English.
Provide the agency name and contact information. 31 Slide 32
Competency Goal IV To establish positive and productive
relationships with families 11. Document your programs policies
that specify parents responsibilities and what the program does for
parents. 32 Slide 33 Competency Goal V To ensure a well-run,
purposeful program responsive to participant needs 12. Provide
three samples of record-keeping forms used in early childhood
program. Include an accident report, emergency form, and a third
form of your choice. 33 Slide 34 Competency Goal VI 34 Slide 35 35
Slide 36 36 Slide 37 Competency Goal VI To maintain a commitment to
professionalism 13. Use the internet, public library, or your
programs professional library to obtain the name, address and phone
number of your states agency that regulates child care centers and
homes. These regulations are available electronically at the
website of the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in
Child Care: (www. http://nrc.uchsc.edu/STATES/states.htm) 37 Slide
38 Competency Goal VI To maintain a commitment to professionalism
13. (Continued). Make a copy of the section(s) that describes
qualification requirements for personnel (teachers, directors, and
assistants). Describe two important requirements related to your
job responsibilities. 38 Slide 39 Competency Goal VI To maintain a
commitment to professionalism 14. Review the websites of two or
three national early childhood associations (one with a local
affiliate) to obtain information about membership, their resources,
and how to order (Use the Life Skills Writing Center in Sabathani
Community Center, or the public library for Internet access if
necessary). Download at least two resources from the Internet that
will enhance your work. 39 Slide 40 Competency Goal VI To maintain
a commitment to professionalism 15. Obtain four pamphlet(s) or
articles (may be downloaded from the Internet) designed to help
parents understand how young children develop and learn. Articles
must help parents understand how babies and toddlers (birth to age
3) develop and learn. At least one article must relate to brain
development. 40 Slide 41 Competency Goal VI To maintain a
commitment to professionalism 16. Locate an observation tool to use
in recording information about childrens behavior. One copy should
be blank; the other one should be filled out as a sample of your
observation of an individual child. (The childs name should not be
included.) 41 Slide 42 Competency Goal VI To maintain a commitment
to professionalism 17. Obtain contact information for at least two
agencies in the community that provide resources and services for
children with disabilities (in most communities, the local school
district provides these services). 42