MCC :: Child Development Associate Credential

Child Development Associate Credential
Alternative Training

This program guide lists the current requirements for this degree.

Social Sciences Division
Office: Mott Memorial Building MMB2005
Phone: (810) 762-0332


The Child Development Program offers fourteen credit hours to help students become eligible to apply for the National Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. This allows the student to seek employment as a director of a child care center and/or employee of Headstart. These fourteen hours also can qualify as credit towards the Associate Degree program in Early Childhood Education.

A CDA will enable you to become:

Director of a Child Care Center
A Family or Group Home Provider
Head Start teacher and/or assistant
Readiness Preschool Teacher and/or assistant

Remember a CDA alone will not enable you to apply for these positions. You must also have 12 college credits in child development, early childhood education or child psychology.

Recommended Courses: These courses are only recommended, you may take any course in Early Childhood Education or Child Development with the exception of the School Age Child)


Endorsement - Select one
Infant/Toddler Endorsement (under 2-1/2 years)
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
	ECED-100	Intro to Early Childhood Education	3	3
	ECED-101	Infant & Toddler Developmental Education	3	3
	ECED-200	Early Childhood Learning Environments	3	3
	ECES-203	Young Children With Special Needs	3	3
Group Total			12	12
Preschool Endorsement (2-1/2 - 5 years)
note	course	Description	Credit Hours	Contact Hours	TOP
	ECED-100	Intro to Early Childhood Education	3	3
	ECED-102	Preschool Development and Education	3	3
	ECED-200	Early Childhood Learning Environments	3	3
	ECED-201	Curriculum Planning in Early Childhood	4	6
Group Total			12	12

NOTES:

1. Please remember MCC does not grant the CDA, it only provides course work and credits that reflect the content that assists the student in attaining the credential.

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