Earn your high school diploma as you prepare for a career in the high-demand field of early childhood education! This 18-credit high school program will teach you the skills you need to get a job as a childcare worker, while preparing you to obtain a national Child Development Associate (CDA) certification. The program is offered entirely online, and you can work at your own pace. To help you learn quickly and easily, you will have your own academic coach and have access to an academic support team of certified teachers who can answer your content-related questions. When you complete the program, you will graduate with a high school diploma from Career Online High School. In addition, you will have a self-study CDA certificate that meets the 120 clock hours of professional development required by the Council for Professional Recognition in order to obtain the National CDA credential.
Upon registering, you are given an initial eighteen months to complete this program. Should you need more time beyond the eighteen months, an extension may be available.