"CDAs have knowledge of how to put the CDA Competency Standards into practice and an understanding of why those standards help children move with success from one developmental stage to another. Put simply, CDAs know how to nurture the emotional, physical, intellectual, and social development of children. Earning the CDA Credential has many advantages, including exposure to the larger community of early childhood educators. More than 800,000 CDA credentials have been issued to date, with approximately 40,000 initial and renewal CDAs annually." - Council For Professional Recognition

Since 2003, our institute has been providing meaningful collaborations assisting Head Start Staff and community agencies in defining and fulfilling their missions and supporting the efforts of hiring passionate community members and parents. We’ve worked with industry-leading agencies and non-traditional, dual language and English as another language learners and have earned a reputation as a top Career Competence Program.

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98% of our program learners are employed in Tribal and Rural Head Start and Early Head Start Childcare Community Partnership (EHS CCP) Programs throughout the Midwest and Northwest Region of the United States. We pride ourselves in providing accessibility to quality credential support for our recovering workforce. Take a look at our collaborative partnership list below. 

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