What are the 17 required items for a CDA resource file?

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What are the 17 required items for a CDA resource file?

Answer 1

if you are currently working on your CDA, they shouldv'e provided you with a book that outlines everything you need to complete your CDA.  In any case, i have my CDA in preschool and these are the 17 required items:

1.  Provide the name and telephone number of an agency to report child abuse concerns.

2.  Include the original first aid certification of completion from Red Cross or other certified agency.  Certification must have been within the past three years.

3.  Obtain the name of a local agency which provides information on nutrition for children (e.g. US Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research...)

4.  Select four songs, including two from other cultures.  Provide the music and the words.

5.  List three stimulating activities that promote physical, cognitive and creative development: one each for three's, four's, and five's.  Describe the materials used, the skills they encourage and how the children should use them.

6.  Provide the titles, authors, publishers and the copyright dates of five children's books that support development of gender identity by portraying males and females in diverse roles.  The copyright dates should be within the past 10 years.

7.  Provide the titles, authors, publishers and the copyright dates of two picture books that deal witht he human reproductive process.  The copyright dates should be within the past 10 years,

8.  Select the titles, authors, publishers and copyright dates of three chidlren's books that deal with separation, divorce, remarriage or blended families.  The copyright dates should be within the past 10 years.  

9.  Obtain the name of a local hospital and its policies about group field trips, orientation for children scheduled for hospitalization and prarents presence during children's inpatient stays.

10.  Provide the name and telephone number of an agency for making referrals to family counseling.

11.  Document the program policies that specify what parents should do and what the program does for parents.

12.  Provide three samples of record keeping forms used in group care programs, including accident report and emergency form.  

13.  Obtain address and telephone number of a state agency that regulates child care centers and homes; request a copy of current regulations.

14.  Contact two or three national early childhood associations and request information about membership and how to order resources.  Send a self addressed stamped envelope to receive information from these organizations.  

15. Obtain pamphlets (no more than five) designed for parents to help them understand how young children grow and learn.  

16.  Locate an observation tool to use in recording information about children's behaviour.  One copy should be blank, the other copy should be filled out as a sample of your observation of an individual child (child's name should not be included)

17.  Obtain contact information of agencies in the community that provide resources for children with disabilities.