ile High Early Learning’s CDA Training and Seminar consists of 120 hours of early childhood education training in 8 modules, in addition to a seminar course that helps the CDA candidate prepare their professional portfolio and get ready for their verification visit and exam.  Students enroll in the online CDA Training and Seminar as a cohort (completing all 8 modules plus the seminar course) in 16 weeks.

Module 1:            Introduction to Early Childhood Development and Education

Module 2:            Physical and Cognitive Development

Module 3:            Social and Emotional Development

Module 4:            Observation and Assessment    

Module 5:            Child Health and Safety

Module 6:            Working with Families

Module 7:            Child Care Program Operations

Module 8:            Professionalism in Early Childhood Education

 Each Module consists of 15 hours of training which includes online, and practicum components.  The modules are accompanied by a text and/or other resources, which participants may then keep to build their own professional resource libraries!