The Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential is a national credential earned through the Council for Professional Recognition. It can be earned as a family/group home child care provider, a center-based infant/toddler provider, or a center-based preschool provider.



A CDA credential is earned by:

·         working in a licensed or registered early childhood program with children birth to age 5
·         participating in classes related to young children and their care
·         creating a resource file
·         being observed in the role of lead teacher
·         having parents complete surveys
·         an interview and testing by a national representative

All of the classes offered by Kent Regional 4C Education Department count toward the training requirement of the CDA. An Education Specialist at Kent Regional 4C can help providers select classes.

For information about the CDA, contact the Council for Professional Recognition at www.cdacouncil.org

For more information about how Kent Regional 4C can help you, call a Kent Regional 4C Education Specialist at 616-451-8281 or email info@4Cchildcare.org  

For information about the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Michigan Scholarship Program to take classes in a college or to pay for the CDA assessment fee, click HERE