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Child Development Associate (CDA)

 
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Earn certification to work with preschool-aged children.

DEGREE:

Certification

DELIVERY:

Face-to-Face

LOCATION:

Morehead

TIME REQUIRED:

9 Credit Hours

Course Requirements

What You’ll Learn in Child Development

Lecture and clinical practice requirements ensure you’ll get the knowledge and hands-on skills needed to take the National Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition (NCECPR) assessment. The CDA credential may be obtained in a center-based setting at a preschool (3- to 5-year-olds) and/or infant/toddler (birth to 3) endorsement or a family childcare (birth through age 5) setting.  

What You Can Do with a child development Degree

The CDA credential qualifies you to work in private childcare and daycare facilities with children aged birth through 5 years. 

Admission to Child Development

To enroll in the Child Development Associate (CDA) program, you must be accepted to study at MSU. 

Contact Us

Department of Teacher Education

Dr. Timothy Simpson, chair
301 Ginger Hall
Morehead, KY 40351

EMAIL: tedu@moreheadstate.edu
PHONE: 606-783-2598