🦸♂️🦸♀️🎒 Our 2nd Annual Resource Fair brought out the superhero in all of us and was a huge success! 🌟 We provided 400 families, children, and child care providers with the resources they need to succeed. From backpacks to books, we're excited to help children start the new school year prepared for anything! 📚 A big thank you to our community partners, volunteers, and donors for helping us make this event possible. #PositiveChange #CommunitySupport #BackToSchool
Child Development Associates (CDA)
Non-profit Organizations
Bonita, California 1,217 followers
Providing families access to affordable child care & helping licensed family child care providers serve nutritious meals
About us
For 50 years, Child Development Associates (CDA) has been creating opportunities for Southern California families to thrive. We’re a community-based, non-profit agency with over 280 employees dedicated to creating positive change in our local community. We offer affordable and reliable child care services to eligible families and nutrition reimbursement to licensed family child care homes. Alternative Payment Program: CDA’s Alternative Payment Program provides child care reimbursement for children in San Diego County to the provider of the parent’s choice. This program allows eligible parents to choose the type of care they feel best meets the needs of their family. As a result, parents are able to work, look for work, or go to school. This program currently serves 13,864 children, over 7,664 families, and collaborates with over 3,320 different child care providers. Nutrition Program: CDA is the largest sponsor of the Federal USDA Child Care Food Program in the State of California. This program reimburses child care providers for the nutritious meals they serve to the children in their care. In the last year, CDA trained and reimbursed over 1,200 family child care providers who served over 6 million meals to children annually, enabling them to grow up healthy and develop nutritious eating habits for life. Supplemental Rate Payment Program: In October 2023, CDA was contracted by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to issue the one-time Transitional Subsidy Payments and Cost of Care Plus Rate Payments to over 5,000 eligible Stage One and Bridge Program child care providers in 24 California counties whose County of Human Services Department are unable provide those payments. Careers at CDA The people here at CDA create a career of creating positive change. We’re proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values our diverse workforce. Join CDA and help us leave the world better than we found it at cdasd.org/careers
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https://cdasd.org/
External link for Child Development Associates (CDA)
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Bonita, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1974
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180 Otay Lakes Road, Suite 100
Bonita, California 91902, US
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5473 Kearny Villa Road, Suite 350
San Diego
San Diego, CA 92123, US
Employees at Child Development Associates (CDA)
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We are thrilled to announce that Rick Richardson, President and CEO of CDA, has received the distinguished “2024 CEO of the Year” award in the Nonprofit Organization category by the San Diego Business Journal🏆👏! Rick’s visionary leadership and strategic foresight have transformed CDA into a beacon of opportunity for over 26,800* children and 5,000* child care providers across six counties. His collaborative approach has led to a fourfold growth in our size and service capacity, expanding our reach from 6 to 24 counties in California. Under Rick’s guidance, CDA has established itself as a top organization where individuals can build impactful careers while changing the world. Known for his ability to unite diverse organizations, Rick is a passionate advocate for policies and initiatives that uplift children, families, and childcare providers. “We are deeply honored by this recognition from the San Diego Business Journal, which highlights the significant work and impact CDA has had over the past five decades,” said Rick. “This award is for our 285 employees at CDA who work hard every day to support the community. I couldn’t do this important work without them.” Rick's leadership continues to propel CDA into the spotlight, earning recognition for our outstanding work and inspiring positive change. We are proud to have Rick at our helm, guiding us towards continued success and positive community impact. 🎊 Congratulations, Rick, for this well-deserved recognition and for representing the CDA family with pride 🦋! #Leadership #Award #Nonprofit #CommunityImpact #PositiveChange * 2024 impact numbers
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On June 1st, we celebrate and remember CDA's founder, Charlene Tressler 🦋 💫 Charlene was passionate about the well-being of young children and worked tirelessly to improve the quality and professionalism of the early childhood and education field. She embodied CDA’s mission of encouraging and supporting the success and well-being of children, families, and the child care community. 🎉 Happy Charlene Tressler Day! Cheers to 50 years of creating positive change! #FemaleFounders #CreatePositiveChange
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Here's to the incredible women who continue to inspire positive change and shape the world around them. Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
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Today, we celebrate our amazing CDA Team! 🦋 A caring team of 270 individuals dedicated to creating positive change by supporting children, families, and child care providers in our community. THANK YOU for your hard work, commitment, and passion for our common mission and goals. Together, we create positive change 🙌
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We are happy to share that as of December 31, 2023, Care Access Real Estate (CARE) has acquired eight properties in Clark County, NV, and our VERY FIRST HOME IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY! 🏡 This large property, located near Berry Street Park in the Lemon Grove community, offers an open floor plan, ample natural light from multiple skylights, an oversized driveway, hardwood floors, and a generously sized grassy backyard with heritage fruit trees. 🌳 We recently had the chance to visit the space with colleagues from our CARE San Diego partner Child Development Associates. Once renovated, the home will accommodate both a dedicated child care space and an income-generating accessory dwelling unit (ADU). We can't wait to share what it looks like once renovations are complete! (Photo by Carlos of Child Development Associates) #childcarehome #childcarerealestate #realestateinvestmenttrust #impactinvesting #communityfinance
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🎉 Exciting news! 🎉 2024 is a milestone year for CDA as we celebrate our 50th anniversary! 🎂🥳 To commemorate this special occasion, we are thrilled to unveil our brand new logo for the year! 💫 Since 1974, CDA has been dedicated to providing compassionate services and improving our community. Over the past 50 years, we have overcome challenges, experienced growth, and celebrated triumphs. Our founding belief in ensuring every child's healthy development and access to a nurturing environment still guides us today. As we reflect on our past, we are also looking forward to the future, with new goals and ideas that will continue our role in the ever-changing lives of the communities we serve. Join us throughout the year as we celebrate 50 years of creating positive change! 🎉🌟 #CDA50thAnniversary #CreatingPositiveChange
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Thanks to the generosity of our donors and supporters, CDA invited 10 families to our office to attend our annual Positive Change Giving Event. Children enjoyed festive activities, breakfast, and gifts! 🎁🎅🏼🎄 #HappyHolidays #CreatePositiveChange
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This #GivingTuesday, you can help brighten the holidays for families enrolled in our Alternative Payment Program. A donation supporting our Positive Change Giving Program will help provide families with gifts for their children and a grocery gift card. Thank you for your support! Donate today at cdasd.org/donate #GivingTuesday #CreatePositiveChange
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Our work wouldn’t be possible without the passionate people who believe in our cause. Join our growing, mission-driven team! See available positions and apply today at cdasd.org/careers
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