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Choosing quality child care

4C helps parents find child care options and provides information about how to choose quality care. Listen to a CET video interview with Executive Director Sallie Westheimer about the importance of choosing quality in early care and education--and how to use state quality-rating systems to "reach for the stars" for your child.

Here are some tools to get you started and assist you along the way in choosing a quality program for your child::

What to Ask and What to Look For in Selecting... :

A Quality Family Child Care Home

A Quality Program and Infant/Toddler Checklist

A Quality Program and Preschool Checklist

A Quality Program and School-age Care Checklist

Care for a Child With Special Needs

Summer Camps, Tips and Resources



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4C, serving 23 counties in Ohio and Kentucky, helps parents find quality child care, educates and supports early childhood educators and caregivers, recruits family child care providers, and advocates for young children and their families. Central Office: 1924 Dana Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45207 | 800-256-1296

 

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