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In partnership with Teaching Strategies, Inc. we are pleased to present our new, ground-breaking online CDA preparation program...


                                          

High-Touch, High-Tech, E-Learning
                         Click HERE to Enroll Now! 

eCDA is unlike anything early childhood has ever seen!  It is an innovative new online CDA preparation program that engages learners with highly interactive and thought-provoking real-life scenarios. Click HERE to experience the new innovation in eCDA!

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Program Highlights....


Fully prepares you for the CDA Assessment (Preschool or Infant/Toddler) - the 
        content of eCDA is based on the National CDA Competency Standards.
                                                            
                                                            «See Competency Standard»
Includes preparation of the Resource File required for the CDA Credential and 
        Portfolio for the Associate Degree from NCC.  
                                                            
                                                            «See Resource File»
Provides the required 120 clock hours of formal early childhood education AND  
        meets the new minimum degree requirements for Early Head Start Teachers
        and Head Start Teaching Assistants, as well as state licensing regulations.
                                                            
                                                            «See How the Program Works»
Accommodates different learning styles by using online and off-line learning 
        components to deliver 3 Early Childhood Education College Courses:
                    
                    EARL 109    Introduction to Early Childhood Education
                    EARL 202    Society and the Child 
                    EARL 275    Early Childhood Professional
        
                                                            «See Technology and Time Requirements»
Articulates 9 College Credits toward an Associate Degree from NCC. 
                                                            
                                                            «See Earned Credits»

Features expert instruction by faculty from The Center for Early Childhood 
        Education at Northampton Community College as part of their NAEYC Accredited 
        Online Associate Degree Program.
                                                            «See Textbooks Required for eCDA»

Accepts Federal Financial Aid for qualified candidates.

                                                            «See Financial Aid»
Offers Account Billing to third party organizations who are paying for employee 
        course registration fees.  

                                                            Click HERE to register with 3rd Party Billing

                                               
 
            

                                Learning comes alive with eCDA...Enroll NOW!
        
                               
(for more information click Question & Answer Guide)