4C for Children will welcome Dr. Valora Washington, CEO of the Council for Professional Recognition, as the Saturday morning keynote speaker of the 4C Leadership and Early Childhood Conference, presented by Positive Leaps, on October 27.
“I’m so excited to be a keynote speaker at the 4C Grow the Good—Cultivating a Powerful Profession conference Oct. 26-27. I look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event. We are certainly cultivating tomorrow’s leaders today in early childhood settings throughout the U.S. and the world. Reaching our full potential as early educators also means we deserve broad and deep public investment and greater respect for our work. I can’t wait to talk with you more about this important subject,” shared Dr. Washington. 4C is grateful to the Council for Professional Recognition for sponsoring Dr. Washington’s keynote address. Read More about Get to Know the Council for Professional Recognition »
Most of your days are spent taking care of others—children, family or your program. But you can’t do those things successfully if you don’t take care of yourself first. To help you do that, the 4C for Children Leadership and Early Childhood Conference Planning Team has created some exciting opportunities for our Oct. 26-27 conference. 
Sandra Woodall has been appointed by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin to a three-year term on the Kentucky Child Care Advisory Council. Woodall serves as a team leader in 4C for Children’s Quality Programs department and leads the 4C for Children Northern Kentucky team based in Covington. 
4C for Children will once again honor 
4C for Children will honor Kim Chiodi and Dr. O’dell Owens as Champions for Children at the 
4C for Children is excited to host a team at the inaugural Tour de Gem, Dayton Cycling Classic on September 2 at Fifth Third Plaza in downtown Dayton. Tour de Gem is a charity cycling event to highlight the Dayton region for cyclists of all ages and abilities. 
In Southwest Ohio on May 1, there were:
4C for Children has had the benefit of some extra help since last September, thanks to AmeriCorps Public Allies. Public Ally Quratulain Sami has been researching the issue of homelessness, how it affects children in our community and ways families and child care providers can be better supported.