Building Quality
Child Care Aware® of ND Training Opportunities
For any training questions please contact: training@ndchildcare.org or call 800-997-8515 (Option 2)
Emergency Preparedness
Sept. 22 | Virtual
Family Child Care Foundations
Sept. 26 & Oct. 10 | In-Person
Foundations for Success:
In-Person Summit
Oct. 3 | In-Person
Trainings-to-Go
Available On-Demand Throughout Year
Shared Services
Are you looking to save time, improve cash flow and revenue, support and manage staff, and improve your overall family communication? Sign-up today for Child Care Aware of ND’s Shared Services Alliance!
Women’s Business Center Business Training
- FREE Business Training and Coaching through the Women’s Business Center. This optional capacity-building opportunity is a 10-week intensive that will focus on the major factors affecting the child care industry today.
- Receive 30 Growing Futures training hours when completing all requirements.
Child Care Management Software
- Free access to a Child Care Management Software. Child Care Management Software will enable contactless check-in/check-out, automate invoicing, tuition collection and payment processing, keep families up to date on their children’s activities, forecast growth opportunities, and create, send and store digital documents.
- Learn More about Procare
- Learn More about Parachute
Learning Beyond Paper Curriculum
- FREE Access to Learning Beyond Paper a Digital Curriculum with 52 weeks of lesson plans. Learning Beyond Paper is aligned with the ND Early Learning Standards and CLASS.
SEEDS of Early Learning
SEEDS of Early Learning is an early-literacy and early-language framework that supports childhood educators and other adults in ensuring kindergarten readiness through balanced and quality interactions.
Fill out an interest form for the training cohorts below:
Child Care Aware of ND is dedicated to building quality in early childhood settings all across the state. We strive to provide professional development that not only impacts the educators but also helps the littlest learners in North Dakota achieve their highest potential. Check out our new short film to see how our Building Quality Initiative is impacting programs here in ND.
Child Development Associate (CDA)
The CDA National Credentialing Program is a professional development opportunity for early educators working with children ages birth to 5 years old to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in the early childhood education field. The CDA credentialing program assesses Candidates using multiple sources evidence, including an exam, observation and professional portfolio with resources and competency statements prepared by the Candidate. Candidates must complete 480 hours of professional work experience with young children and 120 hours of formal early childhood education training with no fewer than 10 training hours in each of the 8 CDA Subject Areas to qualify.
Visit the CDA Council website to learn more about the credentialing process.
For questions regarding CDA or help finding a PD Specialist contact us at pdadvising@ndchildcare.org
Planning Guides
Scholarships
Child Care Aware of ND has moved to offering quarterly CDA Scholarships to cover the cost of the CDA application fee for both the initial CDA or a CDA renewal
- Application windows will be open between:
- October 1st -10th
- January 1st – 10th
- April 1st – 10th
- July 1st – 10th
*Submitting an application does not guarantee a scholarship, we will only be able to award as many scholarships as our funding allows*
How to apply for a CDA Scholarship:
- Complete an application by October 10th, January 10th, April 10th or July 10th. Access the application.
- Upload training documentation combined into one single document (120 Hours for initial CDA or 45 hours for renewal)
- Provide Proof of Employment (family providers attach license and center based have a letter from employer)
- Applications will be reviewed with the use of a rubric. Applicants will be notified by October 20th, January 20th, April 10th or July 10th if they receive a scholarship.
Questions contact pdadvising@ndchildcare.org
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