CURRICULUM
HOME VISITOR
Listed below are the courses currently offered by ECTOD and Bainbridge College, as well as those
planned for release in the near future, that can be used to fulfill the training requirements for the CDA in
a home visitor setting.

You should work closely with your CDA advisor in planning which of these courses you should take to
meet your individual needs.  If you have not identified an advisor, we strongly urge you to do so right
away.  You can go to the Council for Professional Recognition's website for information about CDA
advisors, and you can contact the Council for a list of approved advisors in your state by calling
1-800-424-4310.

To read more about the courses offered through ECTOD and/or to download a course to your computer,
click ECTOD CATALOG.  

To read about and/or register for a course offered through Bainbridge College, click on BAINBRIDGE
CATALOG.
SUBJECT AREA
 ECTOD COURSES
(2 hours each)
 BAINBRIDGE COURSES
(24 hours each)
Health & Safety
 Food Safety in the Childcare Environment
  
Germ Warfare: Winning the War against Infectious Diseases
  
Itchy, Sneezy, Wheezy: Managing Childhood Allergies
  
Learning Environments for Preschoolers
  
Make It Safe; Keep It Safe
  
Nutrition: Planning and Preparing Nutritious Meals for Children
  
Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Preventable Form of Child Abuse
  
SIDS: Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  
Physical & Intellectual
Development
 AD/HD: What Is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
  
Untangling Autism II: Helping the Autistic Child in the Classroom
  
Nurturing & Caring for Young Infants
  
Nurturing & Caring for Mobile Infants
  
Nurturing & Caring for Toddlers
  
Physical Fitness for Young Children
  
Learning Environments for Preschoolers
  
Social & Emotional
Development
 Bullying II: Intervention and Prevention
  
Children in the Classroom Community
  
Johnny, Be Good! Correcting Problem Behavior
  
Thank Goodness: Getting Positive Results with Positive
Reinforcement
  
The Evolution of Self-esteem in Young Children
  
Making Sense of Sensory Integration
  
Extra-Special Children; Extra-Special Needs
  
Relationships with
Families
 Untangling Autism I: The Myths, The Truth and Helping Families Cope
 Achieving Success with
Difficult People
Taming Tyrants and Other Difficult People
  
Working with Parents
  
Working with Grandparents (in development)
  
Children and Trauma (in development)
  
Generational Diversity in the Workplace
  
   
Program
Management
 (Courses in this category will be made available in 2011.  In the
interim, you can take the course listed to the right to meet this
requirement.)
 Mastery of Business
Fundamentals
Commitment to
Professionalism
 Recognizing and Responding to Child Abuse
 Survival Kit for New
Teachers
Listening: An Essential Communication Skill
  
Sending the Right Message: An Essential Communication Skill
  
Taming Tyrants and Other Difficult People
  
Generational Diversity in the Workplace
  
Observing and
Recording Behavior
 Looking to Learn: Observation in Early Childhood Settings
  
Learning Styles: Everyone Is Different
  
Bullying I: Bullies, Victims & Bystanders
  
Understanding that Kid!
  
Temper, Temper: Teaching and Caring for Angry Children
  
Principles of Child
Development and
Learning
 Cognitive & Language Development of Young Infants
  
Cognitive & Language Development of Mobile Infants
  
Cognitive & Language Development of Toddlers
  
Cognitive & Language Development of Preschoolers
  
Physical & Emotional Development of Young Infants
  
Physical & Emotional Development of Mobile Infants
  
Physical & Emotional Development of Toddlers
  
Physical & Emotional Development of Preschoolers