The aim of this booklet is to provide answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Child Development Associate (CDA) credentialing program. These questions are (1) What is the CDA program? (2) Who are CDAs? (3) Why is the CDA program important? and, (5) What is the future of the CDA program? In addition to answers to such questions, the booklet contains a table listing the number of CDAs by state as of January 1, 1984, a summary of major findings of studies of caregiver qualifications, a list of organizations affiliated with the CDA credentialing commission, a list of states that have incorporated the CDA credential into their licensing regulations, and a chart of the current CDA credential award system and its planned expansion. (RH)