Total Program Credits: 9
For more information, email the Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator, Carmelita Valencia-Daye at cvalencia-Daye@gatewayct.edu. For scholarship information, contact the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood/Connecticut Charts-A-Course, visit the website at http://ctcharts.org or call (800) 832-7784.
The New Credentialing process for the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential as of June 2013 is as follows:
Step 1: Any time before application:
- Minimum of high school diploma/GED or enrolled in a high school career and technical education program.
- 120 hours of education in 8 subject areas
Step 2: Within three years before application
Step 3: Within six months before application
Requirements:
- Professional Portfolio (PP) completed by the Candidate
- Family questionnaires (FQ) gathered by the Candidate
Step 4: Application
- Candidate sends to the Council: Application and Fee
- Candidate receives approval that application is complete and fee has been processed
Step 5: Within 6 months of Council approval and completed application
- Verification Visit conducted by CDA Professional Development specialist
- Candidate takes CDA Exam at a local PearsonVUE testing center
Step 6: After Verification Visit and CDA Exam
- Professional Development Specialist sends Verification Visit scores to the Council online
- PearsonVUE sends exam scores to the Council online
Council awards or denies Credential
For more information, visit http://www.cdacouncil.org