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Admission
Child Development Assoc. Certificate
Before being fully admitted into this program, prospective students must be working in a Department of Health Services-licensed, Department of Economic Security-certified, or tribally-regulated program with children from birth through age 5 years not yet in kindergarten.
Most courses are site-based at the student’s place of employment.