The Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition awards the CDA credential. To qualify for the CDA, a child care home must meet Oklahoma Licensing standards. A qualified CDA adviser must observe the child care home provider in the home working as the primary care provider for at least two children five year old or younger. The candidate and the children must not be related by blood, marriage, or other legal relationship. Candidates must prepare a professional resource file that includes their biography, statements of competence, and a resource collection.
Candidates collect parent opinion questionnaires.
In the final stage of assessment, candidates take the early childhood studies review and complete an interview with a council representative. In Child care home . Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service. Any additions or changes to these materials must be preapproved by the author .