The CDA National Credentialing Program is a major effort to enhance the quality of child care by defining, evaluating, and recognizing the competence of child care providers and home visitors.

A Child Development Associate (CDA) is a person who is able to meet the specific needs of children and who, with parents and other adults, works to nature children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth in a child development framework. The CDA Credential is awarded to child care providers and home visitors who have demonstrated their skill in working with young children and their families by successfully completing the CDA assessment process.

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