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The Praxis is divided up into 20/4 extra credit documentation, evaluation and/or related activities. Each unit has 2 Praxis items attached to it and each of the praxis items are rated at 1.25 hours/.125 CEUs based on the estimated and previously documented amount of time that those activities will take. The entire praxis is worth 25 hours of the 45 hour NAC course. Students have up to 6 months to complete the praxis. The praxis is open-book.
An optional Praxis Tutoring Session is also provided to help participants be prepared for their Praxis prior to arriving. The Tutoring Session will also help them understand and get immediate help with the activities of their praxis. Participants who sign up for this session will be given a pre-conference documentation activity list that they will be able to work on prior to coming to event. At the event, they will have an opportunity to discuss their Praxis directly with their assigned mentor (all participants are assigned a mentor but customarily do not have access to the Mentor until days or weeks after the event is over.) The session can streamline the process of completing the Praxis by allowing participants to attend the sessions with a pre-understanding of the Praxis activities. This enables them to understand the necessary components prior to the discussion during the daily sessions and allows them to work on them during breaks and in the evenings. This is a great option for participants who are under a time crunch for receiving their NAC or who are busy working adults. This Tutoring Session is modeled after seminar based accelerated college and Master’s level programs.
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Obtaining your Unofficial UAF Transcript
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Kelly Jo Peissner
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Early Childhood Education/Human Services
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In Florida DCF requires a credit to be issued by a university for the “Overview of Childcare Management Course” and the Florida Director Credential. We have partnered with UAF to offer credit for this class and issue transcripts. UAF issues transcripts once a month. Your paperwork and grades are submitted to UAF at the end of each session. This process takes about 1-3 weeks from the session end date.
Session End Date |
Submitted to UAF |
If Mailing - Must Arrive Before |
Expect My Certificate |
8/16/20 |
8/17/20 |
8/07/20 |
9/11/20 |
9/20/20 |
9/21/20 |
9/11/20 |
10/16/20 |
10/18/20 |
10/19/20 |
10/02/20 |
11/13/20 |
11/15/20 |
11/16/20 |
11/06/20 |
12/12/20 |
12/13/20 |
12/14/20 |
11/27/20 |
1/08/21 |
1/24/21 |
1/25/21 |
1/14/21 |
2/20/21 |
1/31/21 |
2/01/21 |
1/14/21 |
2/27/21 |
2/28/21 |
3/01/21 |
2/18/21 |
3/27/21 |
3/28/21 |
3/29/21 |
3/18/21 |
4/24/21 |
4/25/21 |
4/26/21 |
4/15/21 |
5/2/21 |
5/02/21 |
5/03/21 |
4/15/21 |
5/29/21 |
* Registering for Expedited grading does not change the date that paperwork is submitted to UAF. If you are considering expedited grading, call the office to see what they suggest.
*Contacting the NICCM or UAF prior to the expected certificate/transcript date will delay your certificate/transcript.
Code of Ethics
NICCM (The National Institute of Child Care Management) Is an institute of higher learning and as such has a basic “Code of Ethics” to maintain the integrity of the certificates, training credit and credentials rewarded by the institute. Violating any part of this code is grounds for expulsion from any or all programs.
Participants must follow the “Rules of Collaboration” whenever collaborating with another student. Ignoring, being unaware of, violating or refusing/failing to follow these “Rules of Collaboration” are immediate grounds for expulsion from the program.
Participants may not cheat in any way by any definition including those listed under the “Rules of Collaboration” including plagiarism in any form.
Participants must take responsibility for their own course and must contact NICCM on their own behalf. It is not acceptable to have someone else contact NICCM about your course. This includes the person who might have paid for your course. The course and any credit or credentials received belong to the participant and therefore the responsibility for all communication concerning said course work or credit is the responsibility of the participant as well. In the case of a participant needing the help of a translator, the participant must be the one leading the conversation and the translator may only assist in translating.
Participants must follow all the rules of the course. This includes any rules that apply including but not limited to: rules regarding arrival and attendance of a live event including sign-in participation, course completion, test and praxis Instructions, tutoring Instructions, all rules that apply to distance learning students, rules set by any college or university with which the course is associated, rules set by any association or organization with which the course is associated, rules specific to the state or region where you are being credentialed, and rules regarding submission of your test and praxis or portfolio by mail.
Participant must be truthful. A participant may not lie to an NICCM representative about anything related to their course, registration, or any above rules of the course. NICCM defines lying as the following but not necessarily limited to: a) Making an untrue statement with intent to deceive, b) To create a false or misleading impression, c) Intentional omission of the truth to create an alternate reality, d) An assertion of something known or believed by the speaker or writer to be untrue with intent to deceive, e) an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed by the speaker or writer.
Participants may not lend or give copy-written materials including printed or video materials to non-enrolled individuals or organizations.
Participants must follow the chain of communication and workflow of NICCM organizational structure in all course work and correspondence whether verbal or written. Refusal to follow this chain of communication/workflow or refusal to cooperate with any member of our team is cause for immediate explosion. All team members of NICCM have the authority to make the final decision concerning any issue with which they have been tasked. Refusal to accept the decision stated by a team member and/or administration of set rules or policies and/or requesting to speak to someone else is immediate grounds for expulsion.
Individuals must speak to NICCM Team members in a professional manner. All conversations in which participants are slanderous, (accusations of dishonesty or lying) and/or verbally abusive toward the team member, will constitute immediate grounds for expulsion.
Whenever a participant is expelled from any program, they are ineligible for any type of refund, discount or credit for course work, registrations or any fees paid during the course of that training. The act of violating the “Code of Ethics” is an act of deception whether pre-meditated or incidental and the participant’s actions have caused the action of expulsion which in no way is the fault of NICCM or it’s instructors or team members.
Education | Experience |
(1) A bachelor’s degree with 12 college credit hours in child development and six college credit hours in business management, | and at least one year of experience in a licensed child-care center; |
(2) An associate’s of applied science degree in child development or a closely related field with six college credit hours in child development and six college credit hours in business management. A “closely related field” is any educational instruction pertaining to the growth, development, physical or mental care, or education of children ages birth through 13 years, | and at least two years of experience in a licensed child- care center; |
(3) Sixty college credit hours with nine college credit hours in child development and six college credit hours in business management, | and at least two years of experience in a licensed child- care center; |
(4) A child-care administrator’s certificate from a community college with at least 15 college credit hours in child development and three college credit hours in business management, | and at least two years of experience in a licensed child- care center; |
(5) A Child Development Associate credential or Certified Child-Care Professional credential with six college credit hours in business management, | and at least two years of experience in a licensed child- care center; |
(6) A day-care administrator’s credential issued by a professional organization or educational institution and approved by Licensing based on criteria specified in Subchapter P of Chapter 745 of this title, (relating to Day-Care Administrator’s Credential Program), | and at least two years of experience in a licensed child-care center; or |
(7) Nine college credit hours in child development and nine college credit hours in business management, | and at least three years of experience in a licensed child-care center. |
According to Florida licensing regulations you must meet one of 4 educational requirements to receive a Florida Staff Credential. One of the quickest and most cost effective ways to meet this requirement is to take NICCM’s CDA Fast Track 2.0 class and earn your National Child Development Associate (CDA). The CDA Fast Track 2.0 class can be taken through a live 3-day event or through the Distance Learning Program from home.
It takes about 15 minutes to complete the T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Application, but you have the option to save your application and come back later to finish.
You will need to create and login to your Children's Forum Portal account and gather the following materials or information in order to complete the application:
** If you do not currently have your own email address, you can create a free email account at Gmail, Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL or other email providers.
https://login.thechildrensforum.com/login
It takes about 15 minutes to complete the T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Application, but you have the option to save your application and come back later to finish.
You will need to create and login to your Children's Forum Portal account and gather the following materials or information in order to complete the application:
** If you do not currently have your own email address, you can create a free email account at Gmail, Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL or other email providers.
https://login.thechildrensforum.com/login
Office Phone: (602) 476-1422
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