A small advertisement in The New Yorker of October 6, 1934, announced the opening of Miss Carden's School for Young Children. No one could have known that the "new school at 24 East 68th Street" would extend its "charming atmosphere" to classrooms across America.

The accomplishments of Miss Carden's students attracted the attention of educators. By the early 1940's, she was presenting courses in her educational philosophy and teaching techniques. She closed her school in 1949 to be of greater assistance to the teachers and schools who had chosen to use her curriculum. Public and private schools in twenty-two states now use Carden teaching materials.

The curriculum begins at the three year old level and continues through grades, each level reinforcing and building upon the strengths gained by the student from the previous year.

The Carden Educational Foundation, organized in 1962, continues to preserve the integrity of the Carden Curriculum, while engaging in an ongoing program of development in keeping with current advancements in education. The Foundation provides a Carden credential program for teachers and oversees the integrity of the curriculum taught in schools across the country.

Since 1973, the Carden Academy of Santa Clara has provided children with a Carden education and the Carden heritage. In September 1999, a new Carden school in Santa Cruz opened its doors to students in Kindergarten through the Eighth Grade.