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            Supporting Early Childhood Professionals

            Whether you want to achieve a Step Up To Quality rating or further your early childhood knowledge, 4C for Children is the go-to resource for support for Southwest Ohio and Miami Valley child care providers.

            4C for Children offers a variety of in person and virtual professional development opportunities to meet the needs of early childhood professionals (teachers of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-agers, administrators/directors, and family child care providers), such as child care coaching services, Ohio Approved training and more.

            We also offer coaching and other services to those who want to start their own child care businesses.

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