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Keep 4C referrals coming your way!
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Have your rates changed? Do you have more or less openings for various ages? Updating your program information with 4C has never been easier. Update online today!
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Keeping the peace
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Do you struggle to help the children in your classroom maintain peaceful peer relationships? Register today for "You Can't Come to My Birthday Party" on July 19, 6:45 - 8:45 p.m. at the Northern Kentucky Office. Learn the strategies you need to help children develop age-appropriate peer relationships!
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More than finger painting!
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Coming up with creative and open-ended art experiences that are interesting, engaging and developmentally appropriate for preschoolers can be challenging. Register now for "But a Tiger Doesn't Have Purple Stripes" on July 20, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Child Focus Training Center in Clermont County for ideas to keep children playing and creating!
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CACFP alert: make water available!
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Effective immediately, family child care homes and centers participating in The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) must make water available at meal times and upon request to children throughout the day. Participants in the CACFP will also be required to serve fat-free or low-fat fluid milk to children over age 2. Family child care providers participating in 4C's CACFP can call Kibby Miller with questions: 513-758-1216.
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Relationships are the key to learning
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Positive relationships with infants and toddlers contribute to learning in all developmental areas. Register now for "Infant and Toddler Guidelines Module Four: Social Development " on July 21, 6 - 8:30 p.m. at the Kroc. Get the strategies you need to support social development!
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About Us
4C is the child care resource and referral agency for 23 counties in Ohio and Kentucky.
e-Pathways is an electronic companion to our print newsletter, Pathways to Quality.
www.4cforchildren.org
800-256-1296
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Leaders Wanted!
Ninth Annual 4C Leadership Conference set for Oct. 13 - 14
Fostering leadership in others is just as important as being a leader. That's why 4C has chosen "Leadership--Pass It On!"as the theme for the Ninth Annual 4C Leadership Conference. The conference will be held Oct. 13 and 14 at the Oasis Conference Center in Loveland, Ohio. This two-day event will be filled with sessions for directors, owners and administrators that will inspire and motivate.
"Mentors do not choose; they are chosen," says Tonya Matthews, vice president of museums at the Cincinnati Museum Center and our featured preconference speaker. Attendees at the preconference will explore the notion that every teacher is by definition a leader--and learn how to transform those skills that lead children to success into tools that lead their programs to success.
Sample of sessions:
- Keeping the Best and Brightest Staff: Retention Techniques That Work
- Professionalism and Social Media
- Shut the Back Door! Maintaining the Enrollment You've Gained
- Succeeding With Challenging Employees
Ohio child care providers can register at OPDN.org, and Kentucky child care providers can call 859-781-3511 x1301. For more information, visit 4C's Web site.
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Appreciation, Celebration and Rejuvenation!
Family Child Care Professional Development and Appreciation Day: Sept. 10
Family child care providers in the Miami Valley are invited to spend the day renewing their dedication to helping young children grow and learn in a quality early care and education environment! The first Family Child Care Appreciation and Professional Development Day will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it's free!
The day will begin with brunch and remarks from 4C for Children's President/CEO Sallie Westheimer. Breakout sessions will offer a chance to learn new skills and gain fresh ideas to implement in your program. There will be opportunities throughout the day to network with other family child care providers, and community resources will be available. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the day!
- Visit OPDN.org to register.
- Registration is open to family child care providers in the Miami Valley only.
- A valid credit card is required for registration. A $20 fee will be charged to those who register but do not attend.
Visit 4C's Web site for more information.
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What's on Your Plate?
USDA unveils MyPlate
Child care providers in homes and centers have a new way of thinking about balanced meals thanks to the new nutrition guidelines from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The iconic food pyramid has been replaced by a new design called MyPlate and pictured here. The simple design gives busy parents and child care providers a visual cue for thinking of nutrition when they're serving food to children--and themselves!
For more information, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov.
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