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To Recognize Graduates of Action for Children’s Child Development Associate Prep Course
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WHEREAS, Action for Children provides resources and referrals to Central Ohio families to help ensure that all children receive a quality learning experience, including training courses like the Child Development Associate Prep Course; and
WHEREAS, the Child Development Associate (CDA) is the nation’s leading certificate program to assess and credential early childhood education professionals by providing a core set of competency standards which help establish best practices for guiding young children in each developmental stage; and
WHEREAS, educators who earn their CDA demonstrate a strong commitment to early childhood education, a focus on career advancement, and a dedication to providing the best possible emotional, physical, intellectual, and social developmental experience for the children they care for; and
WHEREAS, increasing the number of CDA-certified early childhood educators in Columbus is an important goal of the Columbus Education Department, and helps developmental centers meet the requirements of Ohio’s ‘Step Up To Quality’ rating system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is grateful for the partnership and hard work of Action for Children for their commitment to increasing the number of CDA-certified early childhood educators in Columbus; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council does hereby recognize the graduates of Action for Children’s Child Development Associate Prep Course and thanks them for their ongoing commitment to providing the highest quality education to the children of Columbus.