Read our monthly parenting e-newsletter for May 2022, featuring tips and strategies for families with young children.
Spring is here, which also means summer is right around the corner. With warmer weather approaching, the thought of being in and near water is on a lot of our minds. Water experiences can be a great way to relax with your family but it can also be dangerous.
Read our monthly parenting e-newsletter for April 2022, featuring tips and strategies for families with young children.
4C for Children’s offices in Cincinnati and Dayton have reopened to visitors and staff are once again working from their respective offices after working from home since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4C for Children will continue to provide a hybrid model of in-person and virtual coaching and training services. Read More about 4C for Children Office Reopens to Visitors »
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. Read More about 4C for Children Receives L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation Grant »
4C for Children has received a $50,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to ensure that local child care providers can access the coaching and training resources they need to increase Ohio Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) ratings. This is critical support for child care teachers and administrators as they continue to care for and educate the youngest children in our community and support our region’s most vulnerable families by providing access to quality child care. Read More about 4C for Children Receives PNC Foundation Grant »
4C for Children Quality Programs Specialist Debra Chin has coached the staff at Youthland Academy in Milford for over 12 years as the staff has worked to increase the quality of the care they provide for children. As a result of this collaboration, Youthland earned it’s initial one-star Step Up To Quality rating several years ago and in July 2021, the program celebrated earning a four-star rating. Read More about Coaching Those Who Serve Our Youngest Learners »
4C for Children is announcing the addition of four 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. Read More about 4C for Children Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members in 2021 »
It’s official. The 4C for Children Miami Valley staff are on the move to a new office and will no longer be headquartered at the Kroc Center. Read More about New 4C for Children Miami Valley Office »
When 2020 began, everyone at 4C for Children was filled with excitement at what we planned to accomplish in the coming months. Our financial outlook was positive, we were laying the groundwork for a new three-year strategic plan with our board, department goals were established, staff were focused on implementing new strategies to help child care providers meet the summer deadline to become quality rated and new ways to help families find quality child care options were being explored and integrated into our work. Read More about 2020 Impact Report: Resilience in a Difficult Year »
We are grateful to share with you that the future of Step Up To Quality is bright! The State of Ohio budget process has concluded, and some of the changes that had originally been proposed that would have dismantled SUTQ have been removed from the state’s budget. The requirement for those that serve children receiving state assistance to obtain a Step Up To Quality rating will remain in place. Read More about State of Ohio Budget Update: Good news! »