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Become a CDA Professional Development Specialist
As part of the CDA 2.0 Credentialing System, coming in June 2013, Candidates will be assessed and mentored by CDA Professional Development Specialists.
To learn more, add your name and email address to the Council’s PD Specialist mailing list now. SIGN UP NOW!
Begin earning or renewing your CDA credential
Become someone special in a child’s life as they master skills, develop friendships, become more independent, and begin to discover new ways of thinking and understanding themselves and the world around them.
It all begins with a CDA credential.
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CDA 2.0 - The New CDA Process
The Council for Professional Recognition
is proud to announce the arrival of CDA 2.0 on June 1, 2013.
The CDA 2.0 credentialing process will soon strengthen
Candidates’ professional development experience while also streamlining it, making it easier for
them to understand and navigate.
The CDA Renewal Amnesty Program!
The Renewal Amnesty Program allows all who have earned or renewed a CDA in the last ten years to apply for Renewal, even if their CDA has expired. If your CDA has a credential date of January 2002 or later, you are eligible for Renewal Amnesty.
New at the Council
Direct Assessment Application
Instructions and Checklist
The Renewal Amnesty Program
High school students eligible for CDA
CDA 2.0 Transition Guide available here
