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Child Development Associate
(CDA)
Program

In one year, you can earn your CDA and 12 credits
from The University of Cincinnati

Are you interested in gaining in-depth knowledge of child development?
Would you like to be a professional in the early childhood education field?
Have you been wondering how you can afford to continue your education?

What is the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential?

What else do I need to know?

How is this CDA program different from others?

This course will help center-based and family child care providers gain the skills to create an environment that promotes safe and healthy physical, social and emotional development of children, ages birth to five.
  • Your textbooks, a $300 value, will be provided free of charge by 4C.
  • The course is one year long, offered in four separate modules (3 credits each).
  • Quality and college credit: This course is offered in partnership with the University of Cincinnati, and participants earn college credit towards an associate degree.
  • Convenience: The program will be offered in convenient 4C facilities.
  • Support for You: Coaching, tutoring, and other resources available to help participants succeed.

CDA programs are offered in Cincinnati, the Miami Valley and Northern Kentucky offices. For Cincinnati, contact Karen Middendorf at 513-758-1226 or kmiddendorf@4cforchildren.org. For more information on the Miami Valley CDA classes, contact Linda Lockhart at 937-723-2725 or llockhart@4cforchildren.org. Contact Sadie Bonifas at 859-547-5088 or sbonifas@4cforchildren.org for details regarding the Northern Kentucky sessions.

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4C, serving 23 counties in Ohio and Kentucky, helps parents find quality child care, educates and supports early childhood educators and caregivers, recruits family child care providers, and advocates for young children and their families. Central Office: 1924 Dana Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45207 | 800-256-1296
 

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