CDA Finney Child Development Center

Specialties

CDA’s educational preschools provide high quality and enriched learning experiences for the children in our care. We value each child’s learning and work closely with the local school districts to ensure children have the necessary skills to be successful as they enter Kindergarten. Our staff is highly qualified and is responsible for expanding the curriculum in the classroom through open-​ended questions, supplying hands-​on materials, and by providing information and guidance to enhance learning. Our staff will develop and plan a curriculum that is connected to each individual child’s learning style and provide activities that build skills in language, math, science, and literacy. We embrace self-​initiated learning by allowing a child to freely explore and investigate within our learning environment.

Tuition assistance is provided to income eligible families by the California Department of Education, and each of CDA’s preschool centers meet or exceed the California Department of Education and Department of Social Services health and safety standards.

*This center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

History

Established in 1974.

Child Development Associates, Inc. (CDA) is a multi-​service child development agency that has been providing child care and development services under the same management since 1974.

Today, CDA operates three state subsidized full-​day preschool centers in the southern area of San Diego County, an Alternative Payment Program throughout San Diego County, and is the largest sponsor in the State of California for the Federal USDA Child Care Food Program.