CDA Informational Session
To Register for this Training Please Follow the Cheddar up Link: https://trainingregistraionsaccn.cheddarup.com
This CDA course runs from September 2025- December 2025.
Anyone interested in pursuing their CDA is invited to attend this free CDA Information session that also counts towards OCFS Training Hours.
The Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential is more than a certification—it’s a powerful step toward advancing your career and enriching the care you provide. Through CDA training, child care providers can:
- Strengthen their confidence and competence in the classroom.
- Design experiences based on children’s individual needs.
- Grow both personally and professionally through reflective practice and learning.
- Build supportive relationships with fellow early childhood professionals.
- Fulfill New York State Head Teacher qualification requirements.
- Earn a nationally recognized credential in early childhood education.
- Deliver higher quality care to children and families.
- Take meaningful steps forward on the early childhood career ladder.
CDA training empowers providers to elevate their practice—and their future.
To register for this informational session or learn more, please contact Sue Kowaleski [email protected] or call us at 518-798-7972.
16 Pearl Street, Suite 209 Glens Falls NY 12801
August 12th, 2025 6-7 pm
Scholarship Opportunities –
Scholarship funding to participate in this training may be available through the (Educational Incentive Program (EIP)/Medication Administration Training (MAT). For more information or to apply for a scholarship, please visit www.ecetp.pdp.albany.edu. You may also contact EIP/MAT by email at [email protected], MAT by email at [email protected] or by phone at either (800) 295-9616 or (518) 442-6575
OCFS Training Topic Areas:
(1) principles of childhood development, focusing on the developmental stages of the age groups for which the program provides care and (3) child day care program development.