Child development associate definition

Child development associate means a competency− based credential issued by the national council for early childhood professional recognition.
Child development associate means any person credentialed by the council for early childhood professional recognition (national association for the education of young children) to assume primary responsibility for a group of young children in a developmental early childhood program.
Child development associate or "CDA" means the credential issued by the Council for Professional Recognition.

More Definitions of Child development associate

Child development associate or “CDA" means the national credential for early care and education teachers who have met the CDA competency standards or 120 clock hours of formal education through an agency or organization with expertise in child development or early childhood teacher preparation. Only the Council for Professional Recognition can award a CDA credential.
Child development associate or "CDA" means the nationally recognized credential approved by the Council for Professional Recognition.