UACCH has awards the 100th Child Development Credential (CDA).

Sandra Champion, UACCH Early Childhood Education Instructor, is pleased to report that April Winfrey has been awarded a CDA Credential.  Ms. Winfrey is the 100th UACCH student to receive her CDA.

At the 2012 NAEYC Conference, CEO of the Council for Professional Recognition, Valora Washington, awarded the Council’s 300,000th CDA credential. As of the conference date, UACCH had proudly contributed 97 Credentials to the Council’s record numbers.  April Winfrey’s Credential brings UACCH’s total contribution to 100 credentials.

The Early Childhood program at UACCH offers the courses necessary to apply for a CDA Credential from the Council for Early Childhood Recognition, Washington D.C. These courses are then recognized as college credit towards an Early Childhood Education Associates of Applied Science Degree (AAS ECE).

For more information regarding CDA course work and the AAS ECE Degree, please contact Sandra Champion at 870-722-8208.

Pictured: left to right UACCH Sandra Champion and April Winfrey the recipient of the 100th Child Development Credential.