escWorks

Location: ESC Region 20
1314 Hines Ave. 
San Antonio, Texas 78208

Limited to 35 participants

All Inclusive $1000

All classes will be held from 5:00-7:30
 at ESC-Region 20   1314 Hines Ave.    San Antonio, Texas 78208

Included in your fees:

• Coursework covering the CDA Subject Areas:

• - Planning a safe and healthy learning environment
  - Advancing children's physical and intellectual development
  - Supporting children's social and emotional development
  - Building productive relationships with families
  - Managing an effective program operation
  - Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
  - Observing and recording children's behavior
  - Understanding principles of child development and learning

• The Essentials for Working with Young Children textbook  and competencies with content structured around the 6 CDA Competency Standards and 13 CDA Functional Areas, sample classroom scenarios, informational charts, diagrams, checklists and forms.
  
  
• The Essentials Workbook with questions to help candidates reflect on what they've learned in the Essentials for Working with Young Children textbook, prepare their CDA Professional Portfolio and sample test questions to help candidates study for the CDA Exam.
• In class and Out of Class Assignments 
• CDA Application Fee $525
• Classroom Observation & Verification Visit
• Study Group for CDA Exam: Scores are electronically submitted to the Council by the CDA PD Specialist and Pearson Vue testing center.
• One on One Guidance to Complete the Required Portfolio: You are required to put together a collection of reference materials related to your work. 

Dates of Classes:

1-17-2019

1-31-2019

2-12-2019

2-28-2019

3-7-2019

3-21-2019

4-11-2019

Observations 3-1-2019 to 5-12-2019

Required to Enroll:

• Earn a high school diploma, GED or be enrolled as a junior or senior in a high school career and technical program in early childhood education.
• Documented hours of formal early childhood education training, covering the growth and development of children ages 3 to 5 years old, with no fewer than 10 training hours in each of the eight CDA subject areas. 

Within 3 years of submitting application:

• Documentation of 480 hours of professional work experience in a center-based setting with children ages 3-5 years old.