National Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Week is celebrated annually in March to raise awareness of how this USDA-administered program works to combat hunger by bringing healthy food to children in child care. In Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley, 4C for Children oversees this federal program for licensed family child care providers and child care centers.
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4C for Children Receives L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation Grant
4C for Children has received a $100,000 grant from the L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation to ensure that local child care providers can access the coaching and training resources they need to increase their Ohio Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) ratings in accordance with state goals This is critical support for programs as they continue to care for and educate the youngest children in our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant funds will directly support child care providers involved in 4C for Children’s Advancing to High Quality program. Read More about 4C for Children Receives L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation Grant »
#KidsAreEssential
Our country is at a tipping point, and our children’s futures are at stake. As the nation attempts to recover and rebuild from COVID-19, we must focus on the needs of children and their families—particularly in the prenatal to three period—or we risk creating a generation of children further behind than any other in recent history. That is why we’re joining national organizations in the launch of #KidsAreEssential. Read More about #KidsAreEssential »
Update: Our Pandemic Response
This has been an incredibly unpredictable and difficult year as the pandemic has impacted each of us and our community in different and profound ways. Throughout the pandemic, you’ve probably seen and heard messages of everyone being “in this together” although we are physically distant. It’s through that collective thinking and working together that truly amazing things have been accomplished in our community. Read More about Update: Our Pandemic Response »
Help Others Find a New Future Working in Child Care!
Child care is essential and there are a large number of vacant staff positions in child care programs across the Miami Valley and Southwest Ohio. Read More about Help Others Find a New Future Working in Child Care! »
4C for Children Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members, Elects New Leadership
4C for Children is announcing the addition of three new members to its Board of Trustees. Each of these new members will serve three-year terms and collectively they bring a wealth of experience to the board and will provide leadership in helping further 4C for Children’s work in the community.
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4C for Children Awarded $130,000 by PNC Foundation for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
4C for Children announced it is supporting COVID-19 relief efforts in the community with a $130,000 grant from the PNC Foundation. Read More about 4C for Children Awarded $130,000 by PNC Foundation for COVID-19 Relief Efforts »
New Online Child Care Search for Ohio Families Now Available
Use the new Ohio online child care search to find child care in your area! Read More about New Online Child Care Search for Ohio Families Now Available »
Announcing a NEW Job Board, Hosted by 4C for Children
Our community needs you. Our young children need you! Child care programs across our communities are struggling to serve children and families that need them because many teacher and staff roles are open. This is an important time for you to make a difference in the lives of children!
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. We Are a Work In Progress!
4C for Children has stood for equity and inclusion across the early childhood arena and against any form of discrimination since our founding nearly 50 years ago. Read More about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. We Are a Work In Progress! »