CDA Development Center

CDA Development Center Education/Training The CDA credential is recognized nationally as a quality standard for training of professional early childhood teachers.

CDA training helps teachers work effectively with infants, toddler, preschoolers, and their families in either a center-based or family child care setting. The core-based knowledge presented in classes is based on current research, early childhood theories, and NAEYC's standards of developmentally appropriate practice.

Congratulations to the 2025 CDA graduates for completing their 120 documented training hours and building their professi...
12/18/2025

Congratulations to the 2025 CDA graduates for completing their 120 documented training hours and building their professional portfolio. 🎓 They will go on to test with the Council of Professional Recognition, Washington D.C. to receive their National CDA Credential. Let’s give a shout out to the following students! Top row-Brandi Vittum/Polliwogs to Speckled Frogs/Amy Freese/Toddle Inn/Gabbi Black/Polliwogs to Speckled Frogs/Middle Row-Belvisie Nsiete/Youth and Family Outreach/Teresa Calunganga/Children’s Odyssey/Armani Cannon/Children’s Odyssey/Killian Berry/Toddle Inn. Bottom Row-Christina Fredette/Kere Bear Childcare/Lexi Green/Kere Bear. Thanks for all you do in caring for children and their families! ❤️

This post is bittersweet as it is the last class to go through the CDA Development Centers nine month program. Congratul...
10/10/2024

This post is bittersweet as it is the last class to go through the CDA Development Centers nine month program. Congratulations to Kari Thompson, Heather Grass, Rachel Fisette, Kaylee Hinkley, Rebecca Marmor, Julia Martin, Amber Chanley, Haley Bynum, Ashley Cevallos, Clementina Mango, Michele Tozcko, Katielynn Hendry, Stephanie Vasile, RoryBlumenfeld, Makayla Whitney, and Ava Fiel. Missing Katelyn Troiano. They will go on to test with the Council of Professional Recognition, Washington D,C. Look at those smiles! You did it! 🎓🎉

Congratulations 🎉 to the CDA class of 2024. They have completed their 120 documented training hours, and professional p...
06/14/2024

Congratulations 🎉 to the CDA class of 2024. They have completed their 120 documented training hours, and professional portfolio. They will go on to take their final exam with the Council of Professional Recognition, Washington, D.C. Thank you all for your commitment to quality care! 🎓Top left/Sasha Tanner from Growing Learners/Brittany White/KereBear/Katlin Post/KereBear/Kristin Lajoie/YMCA/Samantha Saunders/TreeFrog Learning/Jasmyn Watt/YMCA/Jennea Staples/YMCA/Darlene Duplessis/YMCA/McKenna Dougherty/Toddle Inn/Derek Maltis/YMCA/Kara Auclair/Fairy Forest/Callie Cummin/Toddle Inn/Brittany Hewitt/Toddle Inn/Sami Russell/YMCA/Katie Rakes/A Joyfully Noise/Chantelle Cutis/Growing Learners/Kayla Ross/Toddle Inn. Missing/ Trice Mahoney and Dawna Brann. 👏👏

To every single teacher out there, we thank you for all you do! Happy Teacher Appreciation week! 💐💕
05/09/2024

To every single teacher out there, we thank you for all you do! Happy Teacher Appreciation week! 💐💕

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04/07/2024

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02/28/2024

Teachers: What does your 30 minute rest time look like for children who do not nap?

01/17/2024

Correction to the CDA photo/Ariana Comeau

Congratulations 🎉 🎓to the CDA Class 2024 for completing 120 documented training hours, and their professional portfolio....
01/17/2024

Congratulations 🎉 🎓to the CDA Class 2024 for completing 120 documented training hours, and their professional portfolio. They will go on to take their final exam with the Council of Professional Recognition, Washington, D.C. Top row/Alexa Fryover/Growing Learners/Brook Cruz/The Pumkin Patch/Jacqulyn Stanley/East End Children’s Center/Megan Wright/A Joyful Noise/Levi Franklin/The Children’s Center/Brooke Berry/The Learning Ladder/Emily Gauthier/Toddle Inn/Brianna Laughlin/Polluwogs to Speckled Frogs/Brittney Bennett/The Learning Ladder and Ariana Conway/Toddle Inn. Thank you for your committment to the children and families you serve. 🩷

Congratulations to the CDA class of 2023 and those smiling faces for completing their 120 documented training hours/buil...
10/12/2023

Congratulations to the CDA class of 2023 and those smiling faces for completing their 120 documented training hours/building their professional portfolio and completing 480 hours of field experience. They will go on to take the National Exam administered by the Council of Professional Recognition, Washington, D.C. to receive their CDA Credential. Thank you all for your commitment and professionalism to the children and families you work with. Top Row-Dana Junkins/Eli Grape and Samantha Bickford. Second Row-Lisa Grant, Samantha Bolling, Hailey Mullen and Brittany Posey. Third Row-Kayla Conley, Adrianna Miller, Sandy Clark, and Brooke LeClair. Bottom Row-Ash Muise and Rose Langone. Missing from photo-Morgan Angers, Isabelle Mosher, Heidi Theriault, and Sarah Alter

10/10/2023

Congratulations to Jessica Laurent from Pumpkin Patch Childcare for receiving her National Infant/Toddler CDA Credential awarded by the Council of Professional Recognition. Thank you for your continued commitment to the children and families you work with!🎓💕

08/18/2023

Enrolling now for Fall classes!

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