$55 - 165 per class

The Child Development Associate (CDA) is a national credential required for early care and education providers. Students pursuing the CDA must have a high school diploma or equivalent. You will gain the skills to nurture children in terms of emotional, physical, intellectual, and social development.  Assignments require interaction with children in a childcare setting.  Ideally, a student will work at a childcare facility, or be able to volunteer. Students must complete a portfolio which includes extensive writing assignments.   Scholarships are available, call 1-866-343-3881 or visit the OSRHE website to see if you qualify. 

In order to be employed in Oklahoma at a licensed childcare facility, you have to be able to pass a background check/sex offender registry check. 

Prerequisite: Units 1-9 must be completed prior to Unit 10 being taken.

Textbook included with Unit 1.

• 10 hours    $95
  • Unit 1: Providing for Children’s Safety  
• 10 hours    $55
  • Unit 2: Providing for Children’s Health     
• 15 hours    $83
  • Unit 3: Providing an Environment for Learning 
• 30 hours    $165
  • Unit 4: Child Growth & Developmental Concepts 
• 25 hours    $138
  • Unit 5: Ensuring Developmentally Appropriate Practices 
• 15 hours    $83
  • Unit 6: Guiding Children 
• 10 hours     $55
  • Unit 7: Involving Families and the Community 
• 10 hours     $55
  • Unit 8: Program Plans and Record Keeping
• 10 hours     $55
  • Unit 9: Developing as an Early Education Professional 
• 15 hours    $83
  • Unit 10: Putting It All Together 

To Enroll, please use any forms of the communications below.

Call: 580-250-5535

Email: studentresourcecenter@greatplains.edu

Walk-in or Postal:
Great Plains Technology Center
Attn: Student Resource Center
4500 SW Lee Blvd.
Building 100, Room 111
Lawton, OK 73505

• Anytime