New York Professional Development
​Online Child Care Courses

Early childhood professionals in New York may use our courses to apply for a National Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) or to renew a CDA Credential. For information regarding annual training, please check with your licensing agency.

Option 1: Virtual Classroom CDA Training

Option 1: Virtual Classroom CDA Renewal Training

Option 2: NexPort Campus CDA Training

Option 2: NexPort Campus CDA Renewal Training

Option 1: 
Instructor-Led eLearning (​Virtual Classroom)

• Virtual Classroom course curriculum is developed by Successful Solutions Training in Child Development Instructors
• Free preview available by registering for the course and clicking on the "Free Preview" option
• Coursework is presented online, there are no text books or additional materials to purchase for the training
• Mobile friendly training platform
• Fully automated course keeps track of your progress, and resumes you to right where you left off​
• Progress through the program monitored by instructors and support staff
• Online instructor interaction and feedback via discussion boards and assignments
• Individualized and customizable approach to learning outcomes
• Peer discussion boards for interacting with other students
• Lots of resource links provided in all topics
• Course content is structured to guide you through preparing the Professional Portfolio
• Certificates are provided by email upon successful completion of each Unit
• A letter of completion for the training is provided via email upon completion of all 8 Units    

Option 1 Pros: 

• This is the more self-paced option
• Interaction with peers and instructor
• The Virtual Classroom CDA training includes building the Professional Portfolio 
• Course content is continuously updated and reflects current trends
• Courses include resources and lesson plans to use in your program
• The training platform has very little to no downtime due to maintenance or technical issues
• Courses award early childhood education clock hours   

Option 2:
​NexPort Campus (Smart Horizons)

• Nexport Campus:  E-Learning courseware is provided in partnership with Smart Horizons. 
• ​Click here for video demonstration of NexPort courses
• Coursework is presented online, there are no text books or additional materials to purchase for the training
• Mobile friendly training platform
• Fully automated course keeps track of your progress, and resumes you to right where you left off
• Narrator reads the course content as the student follow along (audio)
• Students' progress through each page aligns with narrator reading each page. When the narrator finishes reading, then the student moves forward to the next page.
• Certificates are available for individual 1- 3-hour courses in the training platform immediately upon completion of the course​
• A letter of completion for the training is provided via email upon completion of all 8 Modules

Option 2 Pros: 

• The training has a narrator that reads the course content to you (audio) 
• No written work, all multiple choice questions
• Certificates are available in the training platform​​ immediately upon completion of each individual course
• ​Courses award CEU's   

For EIP scholarship information, please go to https://www.ecetp.pdp.albany.edu/apply.aspx. Courses are categorized by their primary New York State Office of Children & Family Services (NYS OCFS) training topic. For more information about Child Development Associate content areas and additional training topics, click here.