What are the requirements for a CDA?
To obtain a CDA credential an individual must meet all of the following requirements:
- 18 years of age or older
- High school diploma or a GED
- 480 hours of experience working with children within the past five years
- 120 hours of documented and approved training within the last five years
- Professional resource file
- Parent opinion questionnaires
- Assessment observation instrument
- An oral interview
- A written assessment
Click here (www.cdacouncil.org) for the application for a CDA credential.
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You may only apply once for THIS scholarship lottery. If you have applied for previous lotteries, you must also apply for this one.
- If you ARE NOT A MEMBER of the Charts-A-Course Registry, a Registry account will be set up for you as part of the award process, if you are awarded, so there is no need to also set one up at this time.
- If you ARE A MEMBER of the Charts-A-Course Registry, and wish to be a part of the scholarship lottery, you must apply for scholarship assistance using the link below.