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Child Development Resources: Career Information
Professional Childcare resources
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Childcare WorkersGet an overview of the profession from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website.
- How to Become a Childcare WorkerAdditional information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- National Early Childhood Program AccredationThe NECPA has a heritage of supporting the profession of early care and education by encouraging the availability of high quality, affordable child care and preschool programs for children, families and communities.
- National Association for the Education of Young ChildrenThe nation's leading voice for high-quality early childhood education for children from birth through age 8.
- Child Development Associate certificationThe CDA® is a credential that early childhood educators can earn to demonstrate certain competencies and, in turn, can help them advance their careers. The Child Development Associate credential is carefully administered to ensure that those who earn it know how to put important ECE understandings into practice. Our CDA educators know how to nurture the emotional, physical, intellectual and social development of children.
What Is the Occupational Outlook Handbook?
Are you curious about the field of childcare you've chosen? Take a look at the Occupational Outlook Handbook and get a better sense about which are is best for you.Check out this introduction to the Occupational Outlook Handbook website below!