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Professional Portfolio Review

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To prepare your Professional Portfolio, refer to pages 10-18 in the CDA Competency Standards Book.
The Professional Portfolio is intended to be a reflective professional development experience for you. You are encouraged to use and add to your Portfolio as you grow throughout your career.
Your Professional Portfolio Must Include:
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  • My CDA Professional Portfolio Cover Sheet 
The My CDA Professional Portfolio cover sheet found at the back of the CDA Competency Standards Book on page 131 (this cover sheet provides greater details on the specific order of portfolio components - use it as a checklist as you build your Portfolio to ensure that your completed Portfolio contains all the required contents).
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  • The Summary of My CDA Education Cover Sheet
The Summary of My CDA Education cover sheet followed by your certificates and letter of completion.
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  • The Family Questionnaire Cover Sheet and Family Questionnaire
Follow the instructions provided in the CDA Competency Standards Book (page 10) for the Family Questionnaires.  A Family Questionnaire form is provided at the end of the CDA Competency Standards book for you to reproduce and distribute to families.
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  • Competency Statements
Six Reflective Statements of Competence, followed by the related Resource Collection items, as outlined on the My CDA Professional Portfolio cover sheet.
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  • Professional Philosophy Statement
Your Professional Philosophy Statement, which summarizes your professional viewpoint and may take into account new ideas you learned during the building of your Portfolio.
This information is provided on page 11 of the CDA Competency Standards Book.

CDA Professional Portfolio Examples

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If you're ready to start putting your Professional Portfolio together, here are some ideas for inspiration.
The Professional Portfolio is compiled independently by each CDA Candidate as part of the CDA credentialing process. The compiled resources and documents are reviewed by the CDA PD Specialist during the CDA Verification Visit.  ​  
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(Unit 8) Understanding Principles of Child Development and Learning (15 hours)
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Successful Solutions Training in Child Development
Address: PO Box 727, Burley, WA 98322-0727  * www.mycdaclass.com
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