CDA Application (Preschool - Chester County)
Thu, Sep 30
|Warwick Child Care Center, Inc.
***THIS COURSE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED. SEE UPDATED COURSE HERE: https://www.ccpnpa.org/events-1/cda-application-fy22sevir1 *** For students who want to enroll in Child Development Associate (CDA) preparatory coursework. This particular class is for the Preschool assessment.
Time & Location
Sep 30, 2021, 6:00 PM – May 26, 2022, 9:00 PM
Warwick Child Care Center, Inc., 1190 Ridge Rd, Pottstown, PA 19465, USA
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***THIS COURSE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED. SEE UPDATED COURSE HERE: https://www.ccpnpa.org/events-1/cda-application-fy22sevir1 ***
For students who want to enroll in Child Development Associate (CDA) preparatory coursework. This particular class is for the Preschool assessment. Candidates must be employed at an ECE program at the time of applying.
Candidates who complete this course will have the knowledge they need for the CDA Assessment, as well as 120 hours completed. This course will be instructed in-person with weekly Thursday meetings at Warwick Child Care Center in Pottstown, PA. This course begins September 30, 2021 and the last class is May 26, 2022.
CDA COURSE POLICIES
PAYMENT
Fees for this course are due before the course begins. The fees for this course are non-refundable except in the case that the course is cancelled. The fee for this course has been reduced by a grant. The $60 book fee is due at the time of applying for the course. This includes the cost of the course, the books, and mailing of the materials to your home address if the course is online/hybrid.
COURSE INSTRUCTION METHOD
This course will be instructed as follows:
In Person. This course will meet weekly in person every Thursday at 6:00pm at Warwick Child Care Center, Inc. Â
1190 Ridge Road Pottstown, PA 19465. Candidates are required to adhere to any relevant public health policies that may be in place at the time such as wearing a mask, washing hands, social distancing, etc. Public health guidance is subject to change at any time.
INSTRUCTOR ASSISTANCE
As the course progresses, your instructor will guide you through the portfolio process, voucher application process, and will communicate updates from the CDA council on testing and verification visits (observations).
COURSE CREDIT
All candidates who successfully complete the course will receive 120 credit hours on the PA PD Registry. Candidates who do not supply a valid PA Keys Registry ID # on their application may not receive credit for the course. Candidates will be able to log in to their PD Registry account and view their hours once the course is complete. Any pending payments, assignments, missing information, laptops that need to be returned, etc. from the candidate may delay the candidate from receiving their hours.
CLEARANCES
All candidates must be able to successfully obtain criminal record, child abuse, FBI clearances, complete mandated reporter child abuse training, and pediatric first aid and CPR.
CDA ASSESSMENT FEE
Upon successful completion of the course there is an additional $425.00 assessment fee. (This is separate from the fees to take the CDA Prep Course; this fee is charged by the CDA Council, not CCPN.) It can be covered with a voucher (grant) for STAR 1 or higher programs. Your instructor will guide you through the voucher process toward the end of the course.
ATTENDANCE POLICIES
Candidates absent for more than 3 classes will be dropped from the course and will not receive credit. Absences for in-person and online sessions means not attending a class for more than an hour, and for self-paced courses means missing more than 3 assignments/modules. Candidates who must miss a class must let their instructor know in advance or else it will be considered an absence.
LAPTOP BORROWING POLICIES
If you are borrowing a laptop through CCPN, please refer to your Chromebook Loan Agreement for the complete terms and policies. Candidates who do not return their laptop at the end of the course may not receive credit. Candidates who are dropped before the end of the course must return their laptop within (1) week of being dropped.
COURSE POLICY AGREEMENT
By submitting this application, candidates agree that the information submitted on this application is accurate to the best of their knowledge, and agree to adhere to the policies of the course.
Registration
CDA Application (FY22Warwick2)
This is the application for the CDA course. Once submitted, this application will be reviewed by CCPN, and you will be contacted by email with an official confirmation of your acceptance.
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