KCF Content Area Chart
KCF CONTENT AREA | CORE COMPETENCY (OLD) | CDA CONTENT AREA |
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I: Child Development and Learning | I: Child Growth & Development | 8: Principles of Child Development and Learning |
II.A: Creating Positive Learning Experiences | IIa: Creating the Learning Environment | 2: Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development |
II.B: Promoting Cognitive Development | IIc: Language and Literacy IId: Cognitive Development | 2: Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development |
II.C: Promoting Social and Emotional Development | IIe: Personal and Social Development IV: Interactions with Children | 3: Positive ways to support children’s social and emotional development |
II.D: Promoting Physical Development | IIb: Physical Development | 2: Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development |
II.E: Promoting Creative Development | IIf: Creativity and the Arts | 2: Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development |
III: Relationships with Families | V: Families and Communities | 4:Strategies to establish productive relationships with families |
IV.A: Observing, Recording and Assessing Development | III: Assessment and Planning for Individual Needs | 7: Observing and recording children’s behavior |
IV.B: Assessing and Using Information to Plan | III: Assessment and Planning for Individual Needs | 7: Observing and recording children’s behavior |
IV.C: Assessing and Using Information to Enhance and Maintain Program Quality | VII: Program Planning and Evaluation | 5: Strategies to manage effective program operation |
V: Historical and Contemporary Development of Early Childhood Education | N/A | 6: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism |
VI: Professionalism | VIII: Professional Development and Leadership | 6: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism |
VII.A: Establishing Healthy Practices | VI: Health, Safety and Nutrition | 1: Planning a safe, healthy learning environment |
VII.B: Ensuring Safety | VI: Health, Safety and Nutrition | 1: Planning a safe, healthy learning environment |
VII.C: Providing Healthy Nutrition | VI: Health, Safety and Nutrition | 1: Planning a safe, healthy learning environment |
VIII: Application through Clinical Experiences | N/A | 6: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism |