The Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program was established in the early 1970's to enhance the quality of child care by defining, evaluating, and recognizing the competence of child care providers.
The CDA Competency Standards, which define the skills needed by providers in specific child care settings, serve as a means for measuring the overall performance of caregivers during the CDA assessment in both center-based child care programs and family child care programs.
CDA Candidates complete an assessment process by which a caregiver's competence is evaluated in 5 ways:
- The Professional Resource File
- The Parent Opinion Questionnaires
- The CDA Assessment Observation Instrument
- The Early Childhood Studies Review
- The Oral Interview
Work & Family Consulting, Inc. has been providing CDA support services since 1999, serving over 250 CDA Candidates. Our support services include:
- CDA Preparation Course: a course in a classroom setting designed to assist CDA Candidates in the entire CDA process
- CDA Advising: CDA Candidates must have an approved CDA Advisor to complete the CDA Assessment Observation.
- Professional Resource File Review: This important part of the assessment process can be reviewed by Work & Family before submitting it to the CDA Council.
Contact Work & Family Consulting, Inc. to set up your CDA Preparation Course today! (Green Bay/Fox Valley area only - minimum enrollments apply)
Visit the Council For Professional Recognition to learn more about CDA at http://www.cdacouncil.org/.