Certification: Home Visitor Child Development Associate (CDA)

2460 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-3575

CDA Subject Areas:

Promoting health and safety in the home environment
Enhancing parents' skills to advance children's physical and intellectual development
Promoting parents' use of positive ways to support children's social and emotional development
Understanding family systems and development
Managing an effective home visitor program operation
Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
Working across the child welfare continuum
Understanding the principles of child development and learning
More information about this certification

More than two years of education or training after high school required?
Yes
More than two years of work experience required?
Yes
Oral or Written Exam Required?
Yes
Renewal Required?
Every 3 Year(s)
Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
Yes
Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)?
Yes
Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
No

Core

  1. The certification does not have a minimum education level or has an education level below a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree and the certification does not have a minimum requirement for work experience or requires two or less years of work experience.
  2. The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher, but has a work experience requirement of less than 2 years of work experience.
  3. The certification has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years but does not require a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree.

  • This certification is related to the Job Corps training program.