www.nafcc.org

Family Child Care Accreditation
 

CDA CREDENTIAL (Child Development Associate)
An early childhood program--child care center, preschool, kindergarten, or before- and/or    after-school program--voluntarily applies for accreditation by the National Academy of Early  Childhood Programs. The program then engages in an extensive self-study based on the Academy's Criteria for High Quality Early Childhood Program. The accuracy of the program's self-study is verified during a site visit to the program by a team of trained volunteer validators. The validated self-study, including the program director's responses to the validation visit, is reviewed by a 3-member national commission composed of recognized experts in child care and early childhood education, judged  to be in substantial compliance with the Academy's Criteria, and is granted accreditation for a three-year period. 

1509  16th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036-1426
(800) 424-2460  ext. 360

www.cdacouncil.org

The Child Development Training Consortium serves all of California with the following services:

• reimbursing the cost of college course work that leads to a Child Development Permit,
• paying the fees to obtain a Child Development Permit,
• training professional growth advisors to work with permit holders,
• maintaining a registry of professional growth advisors, and
• conducting Administrator Institutes throughout California

"Family Child Care at Its Best" is a state funded child care project offered to licensed family child care providers throughout the state by The Center for Human Services at UC Davis.  Classes are available free of charge, and providers attending will receive a certificate and continuing education units.  For a list of the classes offered, click here.

1632 Da Vinci Court
Davis, CA 95616-4860
(530) 757-8643      phone
(530) 754-5104      fax

415-452-5600     phone
415-452-5604     fax

www.ecementor.org