Rainbow Corner Aides Receive CDA

Preschool Aides, Barbara McGarry and Janice Stiles, from Rainbow Corner Preschool at CARE for Children, have earned the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential in recognition of outstanding work with young children. The Council for Professional Recognition awards credentials to early childhood educators who demonstrate the ability to constructively work with young children in group settings.

“CARE for Children places a premium on the quality of all our programs and invests in staff training and development to ensure quality initiatives. Our early learning programs provide an important developmental cornerstone for children and our aim is to provide an outstanding program with highly trained staff.” said Preschool Director Kimberly Engstrom, M.Ed.

The process to obtain the credential was lengthy and included 9 months of classroom instruction, external course work, job evaluation and concluded with written and oral exams. Both were also required to complete 480 hours of working directly with children, as well as various trainings and seminars regarding mandated reporting, language development and first aid and CPR.

Ms. Stiles has worked for Rainbow Corner Preschool since 2003. She lives in Bradford with her husband, Doug. She has two children and four grandchildren. Ms. McGarry began at Rainbow Corner in 2008 and she, too, lives in Bradford with her husband, Mike. They have two children.
Rainbow Corner Preschool is part of CARE for Children. For more information on this program, or any offered through CARE, call the office or visit the website at http://www.careforchildren.info/.

Pictured, Janice Stiles (L) and Barbara McGarry (R), Aides at Rainbow Corner Preschool, recently earned the Child Development Associate credential for outstanding work with young children. Rainbow Corner Preschool is a program through CARE for Children in Bradford.
Courtesy of CARE for Children