Center Subscription CDA

Receive a FREE Self-Study CDA Training Program with the Purchase of a Center-Based Annual Training Subscription

CCEI empowers your teachers with 200+ top-tier ECE courses so your childcare center can thrive in 2025. (see what we did there 😂)

Trusted, Certified, & Accredited

Build a Stronger, More Successful Center

Investing in your team’s professional development through CCEI’s annual center subscription training programs is the most effective way to elevate your center’s quality, reputation, and sustainability. Here’s how CCEI’s center subscription programs align with your goals as a center owner, director, or administrator:

1. Unparalleled Value for Your Center
2. Elevate Your Program’s Success
3. Strengthen Your Reputation in the Community
4. Simplified, Scalable Solutions
5. Effortless Oversight with Robust Reporting & Administrator Tools

How We Empower Teachers

  • Meet State Training Requirements Easily

  • Comprehensive Onboarding Solutions

  • Ongoing Staff Development

  • Deliver Excellence in Care

  • Boost Staff Retention

  • Recruit and Retain Top Talent

  • Set Your Center Apart

  • Grow Enrollment with Confidence

  • Stay Ahead of the Competition
  • Unlimited Access

  • Cost-Effective Investment

  • Flexible and Convenient

  • Efficient Reporting

  • Customizable Assignments

  • Real-Time Monitoring

  • Seamless Onboarding

  • Time-Saving Automation

Our Center-Based Subscriptions

The Center-Based Annual Subscription is the most manageable, accessible and cost-effective method for a center to provide its staff with training to meet annual licensing professional development needs. CCEI offers two childcare center-based subscriptions, Small and Large available for one full year from the date of enrollment.

  • 20% turnover provision for staffing changes at no extra charge
  • Unlimited access to over 200 online childcare training courses in English and Spanish
  • Earn 0.1 IACET CEU credit for every one hour of training that you take with CCEI
  • Beginner to advance level courses – courses to meet all staff member’s skill sets
  • And much more!

Small Subscription

$499/year

for up to 20-users

Staff receives access to annual training for just $25 per person.

Large Subscription

$999/year

for up to 50-users

Staff receives access to annual training for just $20 per person.

CCEI Program Benefits

  • Serving the ECE community for over 25 years
  • Proprietary Learning Management System
      • Interactive features like drag and drop, reflection and assessment questions, video examples, end of course exams that must be passed at 70% or higher, etc.
  • Online and accessible 24/7/365
  • Mobile responsive
  • Research-based coursework
  • Self-paced – start and stop as needed and pick back up where you left off
  • Printable certificates of completion
  • Coursework approved in 49 of 50 states (excluding Montana)
  • Transmits course completions directly to Registries where available
  • Course hosting is available
  • CCEI is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
  • CCEI offers IACET CEUs at no additional cost
  • Coursework articulates to college credit with CCEI’s college partners including the American College of Education, SUNY Empire, Fisher College, The University of Arizona Global Campus, Penn Foster, Springfield College, University of Phoenix,
  • CCEI’s (18) certification programs have been evaluated and awarded credit recommendations by the National College Credit Recommendation Service (National CCRS)
  • CCEI is considered an exempt institution by the Georgia Non-Public Postsecondary Education Commission (NPEC)
  • CCEI is an official partner of the Council for Professional Recognition, the administrator of the Child Development Associate® (CDA) National Credentialing Programâ„¢
  • Partnerships with the following organizations:
      • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
      • Florida Association for the Education of Young Children (FLAEYC)
      • Texas Association for the Education of Young Children (TXAEYC)
      • Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children (OAEYC)
      • Georgia Child Care Association (GCCA)
      • National Child Care Association (NCCA)
      • Association for Early Learning Leaders (AELL)
      • Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
  • 99% of Students would recommend CCEI to others
  • Over 11,250,000 online course hours completed by CCEI students
  • Graduated over 60,000 CCEI students from CDA and other certificate programs

When your staff succeeds, your entire center thrives!
CCEI’s CDA programs give your team the training, credentials, and confidence they need to excel, while helping you meet key operational goals.

Why CDA Matters

Earning your Child Development Associate (CDA) credential is a game-changer for your career in early childhood education. Here’s why:

  1. Advance Your Career
    • Stand out in your center as a trusted, credentialed professional.
    • Qualify for higher-paying roles and new opportunities.
  2. Build Your Expertise
    • Gain knowledge and skills to provide the best care and education for young learners.
    • Feel confident knowing you’re following industry-leading practices.
  3. Make a Difference
    • Shape children’s futures during their most important years of growth.
    • Be a role model and source of support for the families you serve.
  4. Achieve Your Goals
    • Whether it’s a promotion, higher pay, or personal growth, a CDA puts your dreams within reach.

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