The Cda Prep Guide, Fifth Edition - 5th Edition by Debra Pierce (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A step-by-step instruction book to make the CDA process easier and less stressful. The up-to-date edition of the easy-to-understand CDA Prep Guide, Fifth Edition offers step-by-step support through the process of earning a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. It includes assistance in choosing your training, compiling the Professional Portfolio, and successfully completing the Verification Visit or Virtual Verification Visit and CDA Exam. It is updated and expanded to include the new Birth to Five CDA Credential. Earning a CDA Credential is a valuable way to begin or continue your journey in lifelong learning. The most important outcome of your CDA education is the new and expanded knowledge that translates into improved practices in your early childhood program.

About the Author

Debra Pierce is an educator, CDA trainer, and certified Professional Development Specialist. She is professor of Early Childhood Education at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. She is also a Higher Education Trainer for Child Care Aware of America. Debra began her career as a Kindergarten and first grade teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. She then taught in an NAEYC accredited preschool for 15 years and served as a Parent Educator for the national Parents as Teachers program. She has been mentoring CDA candidates since 1997 and taught dual credit CDA courses in a large metropolitan high school. Debra has been awarded the NISOD Teaching Excellence Award by the University of Texas.