EDCD_CERT - Child Development Associate-Certificate

PROMOTING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING: Use multiple interacting influences if childrens development and learning to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging for each child.

BUILDING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS: Develops partnerships with childrens families and communities. Know about and understand, and value the importance and complex characteristics of childrens families and communities

OBSERVING, DOCUMENTING, AND ASSESSING TO SUPPORT YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: Understand that child observation, documentation and other forms of assessment are central to the practice of all early childhood professionals.

Know and use systematic observation and documentation.

USING DEVELOPMENTALLY EFFECTIVE APPROACHES: Know and understand a wide array of developmentally appropriate approaches and instructional strategies.

USING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE TO BUILD MEANINGFUL CURRICULUM: Know how to design, implement and evaluate experiences that promote development and learning for each young child. Utilize own knowledge and other resources to design, implement and evaluate meaningful curriculum.

BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL: Identifies and conducts themselves as members of the early childhood education profession.

EARLY CHILDHOOD FIELD EXPERIENCES: Field experiences and clinical practices are planned and sequenced in order to develop the knowledge, skills and professional disposition.

ACCREDITATION: Adhere to and understand the NAEYC Code of Ethical conduct and NAEYC Standards.

PROMOTING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING: Use multiple interacting influences if childrens development and learning to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging for each child.

BUILDING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS: Develops partnerships with childrens families and communities. Know about and understand, and value the importance and complex characteristics of childrens families and communities

OBSERVING, DOCUMENTING, AND ASSESSING TO SUPPORT YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: Understand that child observation, documentation and other forms of assessment are central to the practice of all early childhood professionals.

Know and use systematic observation and documentation.

USING DEVELOPMENTALLY EFFECTIVE APPROACHES: Know and understand a wide array of developmentally appropriate approaches and instructional strategies.

USING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE TO BUILD MEANINGFUL CURRICULUM: Know how to design, implement and evaluate experiences that promote development and learning for each young child. Utilize own knowledge and other resources to design, implement and evaluate meaningful curriculum.

BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL: Identifies and conducts themselves as members of the early childhood education profession.

EARLY CHILDHOOD FIELD EXPERIENCES: Field experiences and clinical practices are planned and sequenced in order to develop the knowledge, skills and professional disposition.

ACCREDITATION: Adhere to and understand the NAEYC Code of Ethical conduct and NAEYC Standards.