Child Development Practitioner (CDP)

A Child Development Practitioner (CDP) plans and implements age‑appropriate services, supports, and programs for children that facilitate physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth. CDPs deliver services in multiple settings, including childcare centres/facilities, preschool sections of hospitals and schools, and Ontario Early Years Centres. Specifically, a Child Development Practitioner:

• practises and promotes health
• fosters relationships with children
• plans developmentally appropriate programmes and supports emergent learning practices
• cultivates family, cultural, and social relationships
• applies intervention strategies
• participates in a team environment with families, colleagues, community members, and support services providers
• works in an interdisciplinary team environment and communicates with other professionals
• practices profess...