Looking for a CDA Class? Consider PennAEYC CDA classes for fall of 2025
To get started and to see if you are eligible for funding visit the ECE Professional Development Organization at PASSHE to get started https://ecepdo.org/get-started/
PennAEYC is pleased to partner with the ECE Professional Development at PASSHE to offer CDA Instruction classes in English. Pennsylvania’s early childhood educators within the Central Region who work at least 25 hours/week providing care to infants, toddlers, and pre‐school aged children are eligible for course funding. Students can complete the coursework which will prepare you to take the CDA credential exam. This instruction is provided at no‐cost (yes, it’s free!) if you qualify, through PennAEYC and the Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization (ECEPDO@PASSHE)! Assistance in navigating the process of obtaining the National CDA Credential will also be provided!
PennAEYC CDA Courses are community based and offer 120 classroom hours of CDA preparation. All courses are offered in a live virtual environment. The PennAEYC CDA Class is a cohort of study that requires full participation in 120 hours of classroom attendance and associated assignments for understandings of the required CDA curriculum content. The cohort model requires full completion (120 hours and all associated assignments) to obtain credit for the course. It is important to understand partial credit will not be given if this course is not completed in full. You must acknowledge below your acknowledgment of this course style.
*Please note PennAEYC DOES NOT AWARD the CDA Credential. The CDA Credential is awarded by the National CDA Council. Application for the CDA Credential can be completed following the successful completion of 120 clock hours of the CDA required content instruction. Information about the CDA Credential process and Credential Application can be found at https://www.cdacouncil.org/en/about/learn-about-the-cda/
Contact Rose Snyder at rsnyder@pennaeyc.org or contact a PASSHE Professional Development Specialist in your community! PennAEYC courses are funded with support from the PDO at PASSHE. Students must work in a program in the PASSHE PDO Region.
Please note PASSHE PDO funding for this course is limited to the PASSHE PDO Central Region (identified in green on this map).
Other Opportunities
iLookOut Helping You Protect Children
PennAEYC, in partnership with the Penn State College of Medicine, is pleased to share a free mandated reporting training opportunity called iLookOut. iLookOut offers a free online interactive storyline video-based training opportunity that meets the required mandated reporter training. The program offers two PQAS approved professional development opportunities FREE, plus you can receive a $15 gift card if you complete both trainings. For more information visit this site, contact the iLookOut team at 717-531-4552 or ilookout@pennstatehealth.
Carlow University
Carlow University's Doctor of Education is specifically designed for educational professionals who wish to become part of a collaborative leadership community, envisioning new educational systems approaches that innovate for transformational learning. The Education Doctorate is comprised of four strands from which students can choose an area of specialization:
- Educational Leadership with Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility, Principal Certification, or a customizable leadership strand/no certification
- Curriculum and Learning
- Literacy (includes the Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia)
- Early Childhood Policy and Leadership
- Arts Education and Leadership (coming Fall 2025)
- Special Education and Leadership (coming Fall 2025)
The program offers online courses, with offsite internships (where applicable) and an on-campus Dissertation Defense. Download Carlow_ProgramKit_EdD_Flyer
PennAEYC Partners with Delaware Valley University’s Graduate Programs in Education
PennAEYC is a partner of Delaware Valley University’s Graduate Programs in Education. Delaware Valley University’s Graduate Programs in Education are committed to supporting educators across the Commonwealth through graduate learning opportunities. Our programs include Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degrees as well as PDE certifications in Administration/Principal, Letter of Eligibility, Curriculum & Instruction, Reading Specialist and Special Education. PennAEYC members receive a 10% discount on DelVal’s recently reduced tuition rates (Master’s - $560/per credit hour; Doctoral - $835/per credit hour). Online, synchronous format. To lean more inquire here or contact Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions Richard Maher, MBA at richard.maher@delal.edu or call 215-489-2302.
PASSHE Partners for Professional Development details here
Mandated Reporter training links are available here
First Up: Champions for Early Education (Philadelphia area) check out this site
Trying Together (Pittsburgh area) check out this site
NAEYC Annual Conference National Association for the Education of Young Children Conferences
National Head Start Conferences
Previously Recorded Online Sessions
Using Shared Services to Support Program Management: Program Liability Insurance Options and Risk Management Tools
PennAEYC hosted the a webinar titled. Using Shared Services to Support Program Management: Program Liability Insurance Options and Risk Management Tools. Access the slide deck here Presentation to Providers Liability Insurance PA June 2024 FINAL
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