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What
is the new consultation project?
The
Iowa Professional Development Consultation (IPDC)
project offers services that are available across
the state for any early care and education practitioner
who desires support and guidance to devise a professional
development plan, obtain a Child Development Associate
(CDA) credential, and/or to complete a degree in
early childhood related fields that signify they
have the education and skills necessary to provide
quality care.
Often
seen as a first step to formal education, the CDA
credential requires:
- 120
hours of formal training from an approved training
organization
- 480
hours of experience working with young children
in the past five years
- an
objective assessment of the provider’s skills
from an assessment advisor
- a
verification visit from a Council Rep including
written and oral exams
The
CDA credential:
- Meets
requirements for Shared Visions, QPPS, Title I,
ECSE and Head Start
- Helps
on-site supervisors, directors of child care centers
and home providers to earn points in the Iowa Quality
Rating System (QRS)
- Meets
practitioner qualifications for accreditation with
the National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC) and the National Association for
Family Child Care (NAFCC).
How
can the project’s consultants help early care
and education practitioners?
- Support
system to find available community-based training
hours to obtain the CDA
- Referrals
to community colleges for practitioners interested
in for-credit CDA and/or early childhood education
courses
- Referrals
to T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood ðIowa for scholarships
to fund college credit coursework to meet their
CDA training requirement or college degrees and
for funding support of all practitioners with the
CDA application filing fees
- A
structure to assist practitioners with compiling
their resource file and completing the application,
if they are not connected to a formalized CDA course
at a college that could assist them
- Systematic
access to CDA Advisors in their area, including
Spanish speaking advisors, that will serve to complete
the assessment observation instrument and the cost
associated with this service.
If
you are interested in learning more about how you
can obtain your CDA credential, higher education,
or assistance in developing your professional development
plan, please contact:
Cathy
Ketton
CCR&R Professional Development Consultant
Phone: 319/233-0804 x207
Toll Free: 1-800-475-0804 x207
Email: cathy.ketton@episervice.org
Additional
information can be found at Council for Professional Recognition and www.iowaaeyc.org
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