You can find CDA training just about anywhere. We're different.
We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the very best, scholarship-supported CDA training to early care and education providers.
What IS a CDA?
CDA stands for Child Development Associate. This is a person who has successfully completed the CDA Assessment process and has been awarded the CDA Credential.
The CDA process consists of several parts:
Having at least 480 hours of experience working with young children
Actively working in a program with young children, either in a center-based or family child care program
Completing 120 clock hours of formal child care training that cover the 8 CDA Subject Areas
Assembling a Professional Portfolio
Participating in the Verification Visit with a CDA Professional Development Specialist
Taking the CDA Exam
Our Training Group pays your $525. CDA application fee!