Earning a Child Development Associate (CDA) can improve your skills in caring for children and may be able to increase your job opportunities. Child Care Resource Network is proud to offer the most comprehensive program in Western New York. Come and learn why the CDA is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education (ECE) and is the best first step on the path of career advancement in ECE. This orientation will provide you with the information necessary to prepare for the CDA credential process as well as to learn about scholarship opportunities. You will only need to attend one of the orientations. This orientation is for the new class beginning in April 2020.