CDA 8: Child Development
Courses tagged with "CDA 8: Child Development"
This training offers a broad overview of child development and essential health and safety practices for children from birth through age five. Participants will explore developmental domains—cognitive, language, physical, and social-emotional—and examine t he importance of play, nutrition, and developmentally appropriate practices in fostering healthy growth. The training addresses strategies to prevent and control infectious diseases, maintain effective health records and policies, and safely administer medications. Key topics include child wellness, allergy prevention and response, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Participants will also learn to identify and manage common indoor and outdoor hazards, handle hazardous materials safely, and develop emergency plans for natural and human-caused events.
This training covers the Illinois licensing training topic: Anaphylactic Shock, as referenced in Regulation Child Care Act 5.11. Completion of this training satisfies that requirement.
Contact Hours: 4 hours Gateways
Content Areas: HGD (1.5 hrs) HSW (2.5 hrs) CDA
Content Areas: 1 (2.5 hrs) 8 (1.5 hrs)
Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.


This course provides information on caring for children with special needs in typical child care settings. The training helps increase the knowledge and comfort level of participants to enhance their ability to care for young children with disabilities in early childhood environments. It will discuss adaptations and modifications that will assist all children to participate in activities. This meets the Illinois Child Care Licensing requirement for early childhood providers in special care inclusion training. The course will provide 7 contact hours and/or 1/2 Gateways credential point.
Contact Hours: 7 hours Gateways Content Areas: IRE (7 hours) CDA Content Areas: 8 (7 hours) ECE Competency Area: IRE4Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.

Module 1 - Child Development Overview: Understanding How Young Children Grow and Develop
In this module, you will receive an overview of child development for children birth through early school age. Emphasis will be on understanding basic milestones in development as well as on strategies used to promote the healthy development of children.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (2 hours) CDA Content Areas: HS (1 hour); CD (1 hour)Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.

Module 7a - Child Development: Ages Birth to 8 Months
Newborns and young babies are developing at an incredible rate, causing them to have special needs unlike older children. In this module, you will understand how children from birth to 8 months learn and grow, and how to individualize their care accordingly.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (2 hours) CDA Content Areas: 3 (1 hour); 8 (1 hour)Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.

Module 7b - Child Development: Ages 8 to 18 Months
In this continuation of the first child development module, you will explore development among children ages 8-18 months. You'll identify how this age group differs in growth and their approach to learning, and you'll discover toys, games and songs that are helpful and just right for their development.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (2 hours) CDA Content Areas: 3 (1 hour); 8 (1 hour)Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.

Module 7c - Child Development: Ages 18 to 36 Months
Toddlers are an energetic bunch who require plenty of stimulation and education. In this final section of child development training, you'll explore how children age 18 to 36 months learn language, learn to think, learn to move, and learn feelings, so you can better nurture this often curious age group.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (2 hours) CDA Content Areas: 3 (1 hour); 8 (1 hour)Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.

Module 9 - School-Age Development
This module on child development looks at school-age children to uncover how their learning and growth differs. With tips on how to better care for school-aged youth, this module offers you guidance on how to set rules and limits and to get your school-aged kids to appreciate safety and respect.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (1 hour); CPD (1 hour) CDA Content Areas: 2 (1 hour); 8 (1 hour)Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.

Módulo 1 - Desarrollo Infantil
Resumen de desarrollo infantil: Comprender cómo crecen y se desarrollan los niños pequeños. En este módulo, recibirá una descripción general del desarrollo infantil desde el nacimiento hasta la edad escolar temprana. El énfasis estará en la comprensión de los hitos fundamentales en el desarrollo, así como en las estrategias empleadas para promover el desarrollo saludable de los niños.Horas de contacto: 2 horas Áreas de contenido de Gateways: HGD (2 horas) Áreas de contenido de CDA: HS (1 hora); CD (1 hora)

Módulo 7a: Desarrollo infantil: Del nacimiento a los 8 meses
Los recién nacidos y los bebés pequeños se están desarrollando a un ritmo increíble, haciendo que tengan necesidades especiales a diferencia de los niños mayores. En este módulo, usted comprenderá cómo aprenden y crecen los niños desde el nacimiento a los 8 meses de edad, y cómo individualizar su cuidado en consecuencia.
Horas de contacto: 2 horas Áreas de contenido de Gateways: HGD(2 horas) Áreas de contenido de CDA: 3 (1 hora); 8 (1 hora)

Módulo 7b: Desarrollo infantil (8 a 18 meses)
En esta continuación del primer módulo de desarrollo infantil, usted explorará el desarrollo entre los niños de 8 a 18 meses. Identificará cómo este grupo de edad difiere en su crecimiento y su aproximación al aprendizaje, y descubrirá juguetes, juegos y canciones que serán útiles y adecuados para su desarrollo.
Horas de contacto: 2 horas Áreas de contenido de Gateways: HGD (2 horas) Áreas de contenido de CDA: 3 (1 hora); 8 (1 hora)

Módulo 7c: Desarrollo infantil (18 a 36 meses)
Los niños pequeños son un grupo lleno de energía que requiere de mucha estimulación y educación. En esta sección final de la capacitación sobre el desarrollo infantil, podrá explorar cómo los niños de 18 a 36 meses aprenden el lenguaje, aprenden a pensar, aprenden a moverse y aprenden los sentimientos, de modo que pueda alimentar mejor a este grupo de edad a menudo curioso.
Horas de contacto: 2 horas Áreas de contenido de Gateways: HGD (2 horas) Áreas de contenido de CDA: 3 (1 hora); 8 (1 hora)

Módulo 9: Desarrollo en la edad escolar
Este módulo sobre el desarrollo infantil ve a los niños en edad escolar para descubrir cómo difieren su aprendizaje y su crecimiento. Con consejos sobre cómo cuidar mejor a los pequeños en edad escolar, este módulo le ofrece orientación sobre cómo establecer reglas y límites y lograr que sus niños en edad escolar valoren la seguridad y el respeto.
Horas de contacto: 2 horas Áreas de contenido de Gateways: HGD (1 hora); CPD (1 hora) Áreas de contenido de CDA: 2 (1 hora); 8 (1 hora)

Participants will receive a brief introduction to child and youth development from ages 5–21. They will be introduced to the stages of development, along with the physical, cognitive, language, and social/emotional characteristics of development that will be used throughout the entire training series.
This course is Registry-approved and counts towards DCFS licensed program training hours (3 contact hours) for school-age and youth care.
Contact Hours: 3 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD(2 hours), PPD(1 hour) CDA Content Areas: 6(1 hours), 8(2 hours)
Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
This session will explore the general characteristics and what to look for when work with children ages 5–12. It will also discuss what to do and how to address children or youth who may have special needs. Participants will also discuss protective factors and how to offer a safety net for children and youth who may be struggling. The session will also introduce five goals that will help guide your approach when working with children and youth.
This Registry-approved training is brought to you by Gateways to Opportunity.
Contact Hours: 3 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD(3 hours) CDA Content Areas: 8(3 hours)
Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
This session will discuss developmental characteristics of early adolescents and recognize that those in this stage may appear more as a school-age child in some areas, and an adolescent in others. Other topics will include risk taking, looking into the teenage brain, moral development, and “productive engagement”.
This Registry-approved training is brought to you by Gateways to Opportunity.
Contact Hours: 3 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD(3 hours) CDA Content Areas: 8(3 hours)
Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
This session will focus on supporting the needs of the late adolescents as they transition into adulthood. Topics will include peer leadership, life skill development, supporting their growing independence, and developmentally appropriate practices for young adults ages 15–21.
This Registry-approved training is brought to you by Gateways to Opportunity.
Contact Hours: 3 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD(3 hours) CDA Content Areas: 8(3 hours)
Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
The goal of this session is to
raise awareness and discuss this important stage of development, offer
information, and point to resources for participants to use. One area
that will be highlighted is discipline, as the concepts and approach can
prove useful with all ages.
This Registry-approved training is brought to you by Gateways to Opportunity.
Contact Hours : 2 hours Gateways Content Area: HGD (2 hours) CDA Content Area: 8 (2 hours)
Preschool children are developing quickly in all areas. This session will discuss how providers can support their development by helping them interact within their worlds on many levels: through their senses, through play, and through movement. Their experiences create a framework for learning that will carry them through later stages of development and into adulthood.
This Registry-approved training is brought to you by Gateways to Opportunity.
Contact Hours : 2 hours Gateways Content Area: HGD (2 hours) CDA Content Area: 8 (2 hours)
