Child Development Associate
A Child Development Associate (CDA) is an individual who has successfully completed a CDA assessment and has been awarded the CDA Credential by the Council for Professional Recognition. S/he is able to meet the specific needs of children and works with parents and other adults to nurture children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth in a child development framework.
A CDA would also demonstrate competence in her/his ability to meet the CDA Competency Goals through her/his work in a center-based, home visitor or family child care program. To date, there are more than 150,000 CDAs across the country—in all 50 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands.
The Credential is awarded for three child care settings: 1) Center-based, for which Candidates receive endorsements to work with infants and toddlers or preschool children; 2) Family Child Care; and 3) Home Visitor.
Please contact Caron Dessoye for more information at 215-884-2218 x 231 or cdessoye@manor.edu.