Congratulations to CDA Graduates

June 28, 2023

The Child Development Associate (CDA®) credential is an important tool to support a more confident, well-prepared, and knowledgeable early childhood educator workforce in our community. Thanks to generous funding from the John & Janice Wyatt Foundation, Fairfax Futures launched a CDA® Mentoring Program in June 2021 to help keep participating educators on track for completing the CDA® in a timely manner. “This spring several candidates have received their CDA®,” shares mentor Ana Hoover. “The CDA® Mentoring Program is responsive to individual needs and continues to support educators through group, individual, and peer mentoring.”

We are pleased to share that the following educators obtained their CDA® credential in recent months:

Sandra Myers – April 2023

Maribel Garcia Velasco – April 2023

Sandra Chica – April 2023

Hilda Garcia – May 2023

Sudharani Nekkalapud – June 2023

A group of children sitting on the floorDescription automatically generated with medium confidence — “The CDA Mentoring Program allowed me to assess myself and my program. While I discovered I’m doing well, the process showed me how much I can still grow in my field...and I appreciate that. Thank you to everyone that made this program possible. Examining how I do business has improved my family child care environment and for that I’m grateful.” — Sandra Myers

Congratulations to these ladies!