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CDA Competency Standards Books

The book includes information and documents you need to begin your CDA credentialing process.

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Bright Horizons CDA Spotlight

 

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Cherish DeOlivera said she's always known she wanted to work with children, but after teaching in a class with special needs children, DeOlivera said she felt she need more targeted instruction.

"I didn't know how to help them," she said. "I started thinking I need to work at earlier stages of development, to see how children interact."

Cherish began looking for the next step in her education and that's she learned about the Bright Horizons e-CDA program.

"I feel like some people go back to school and there's a whole big thing where your entire life has to shift in order to move forward," she said. "But with the E-CDA, it fit right into my life."

DeOlivera said she loved how the CDA brought everything back to the family component to help kids out. "I feel it was a good way to go deeper into my field. It was a lot of things that tied in together," she said. "There's no reason not to do it, if you're looking to go to your next step in early childhood."  

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Celebrating the 300,00th CDA

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At the opening plenary session of last week's 2012 NAEYC Conference, Council CEO Valora Washington recognized Brenda Acero, who was awarded the 300,000th CDA. Acero says she felt honored and privileged to be recognized at the conference. "It makes you feel proud that you've accomplished something so big," she says. "It was amazing." Acero developed a passion for early childhood education in college. She says she decided to earn her CDA credential after becoming a lead teacher at her center and encourages other early childhood educators to do the same. "It's worth doing it for your own education, but you also give the children a better quality education when you become more educate."   
 
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Brenda Acero and her husband smile at the NAEYC Conference. 
 

CDA 2.0 Shines at NAEYC Conference

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Participants at the NAEYC Annual Conference in Atlanta displayed great enthusiasm about the ways the Council and the CDA are continuing to transform.  From the packed pre-conference session to the final CDA Celebration party, the excitement was palpable.  

The Council presented six CDA 2.0-related sessions over the course of three days to large audiences of early childhood professionals from all over the country.  At the Opening Plenary session of the conference, Dr. Valora Washington, Council CEO, stood before an audience of thousands to present the 300,000th CDA to Brenda Acero of St. Petersburg, Florida (see video in the next article).  

The Council also hosted six more intimate Chat sessions for a variety of audiences - representatives from training and scholarship organizations, prospective CDA Professional Development Specialists, bilingual members of the CDA community and more.  The Council’s booth in the Exhibit Hall greeted hundreds upon hundreds of visitors over the course of the conference, answering questions and listening to suggestions.  

Finally, the Council’s presence at the conference was capped off by the well-attended, once-in-a-lifetime “CDA Celebration” party, where guests mingled, enjoyed refreshments and danced away the hours.

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Brenda Acero with Valora Washington and Deborah Jordan 

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