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4C 'Experts'

Sallie Westheimer, President / CEO
513-758-1200; swestheimer@4cforchildren.org

  • Importance of quality care and education
  • Funding, financing, cost of care and education
  • Legislation and public policy
  • Employer involvement in child care
  • Non-traditional child care
  • Balancing work and family
  • Early childhood education
  • School readiness

Elaine Ward, Senior Vice President / COO
513-758-1212; eward@4cforchildren.org     

  • Choosing quality child care
  • Balancing work and family
  • Home-based child care businesses
  • Quality standards
  • Employer-sponsored child care
  • Care supply and demand data
  • Importance of quality care and education

Laura Heuser, Manager, Parent Services
513-758-1204;  lheuser@4cforchildren.org     

  • Choosing quality child care: before- and after-school programs, summer camps
  • Educational activities for parents and children
  • Finding financial assistance
  • Cost of child care

Julie Witten, Director, 4C Northern Kentucky
859-5475085; jwitten@4cforchildren.org

  • Cost and availability of care in Kentucky
  • Kentucky child care regulations
  • Training for center care staff
  • Training for family child care
  • Kentucky child care and school readiness  initiatives
  • Area child care data

Janet Keller, VP, Professional Development
513-758-1202; jkeller@4cforchildren.org

  • Early childhood mental health
  • Quality-rating systems
  • Community partnerships
  • Accreditation
  • After school programs
  • Starting a child care center
  • Infant and toddler care

Lorna Chouinard , Director, 4C Miami Valley
937-723-2713;  lchouinard@4cforchildren.org 

  • Early childhood quality
  • Quality-rating system
  • Community partnerships
  • Area child care data
  • Choosing quality child care

Karen Hurley, VP, Development/Communications
513-758-1201; khurley@4cforchildren.org

  • Media relations
  • Corporate sponsorships
  • Donor relations  
  • How 4C Makes a Difference                           
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