About 4C for Children

4C for Children—the pioneering leader, advocate and resource
for high-quality early education and care
in Southwest Ohio, the Miami Valley and Northern Kentucky.

About 4C

Quality Assurance 4C for Children is the region’s pioneering leader, advocate and resource for high-quality early childhood education and care.

4C was founded in 1972 by a coalition of five agencies and funderscommitted to ensuring the quality, effectiveness and availability of early childhood learning and care in the Greater Cincinnati area.

For a CET video interview with Executive Director Sallie Westheimer about 4C and its services.
For more about our mission and values

4C 23-county region 4C serves a 23-county area:

five counties in Southwest Ohio (Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren)
10 counties in the Miami Valley (Champaign, Clark, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby)
eight counties in Northern Kentucky (Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and Pendleton).

As the designated child care resource and referral agency for this region, 4C is the hub of information on early care and education programs and the largest provider of training and technical assistance for early childhood care-givers and teachers. 4C assists families, child-care centers, family child care providers and employers.

For parents, we:

offer information on selecting quality child care and the new “star-rating systems” now operating in both Ohio and Kentucky.
operate the only area child care resource and referral service to assist in finding child care. (4C is a Child Care Aware® Quality Assured Consumer Education Referral Service)
maintain a database of more than 2,600 child-care options in the service delivery area including licensed child-care centers, preschools, school-age child-care programs, and 4C-registered family child-care homes

For the community, we

advocate on behalf of children and families on relevant public policy issues
participate in community initiates that support children and families
gather and provide information on the needs of families and children
maintain a data base on the demand and supply of child care and early education

For child care providers, we:

provide regular training and technical assistance
encourage professional development through our college-accredited Institute for Early Childhood Excellence
offer assistance to individuals who want to start a center-based program
sponsor the USDA reimbursement program for serving nutritious meals to children in care
recruit individuals interested in becoming family child-care providers

For employers, we:

provide enhanced resource and referral services to the employees of participating companies
facilitate on-site parenting workshops for employees of participating companies
consult with employers on work and family issues such as sick child care and parental leave

Our Policies

4C strives to provide high quality service to all its customers and clients. We encourage anyone with a concern about our service to contact: Chief Operating Officer, 4C, 1924 Dana Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45207, toll free at 800-256-1296, e-mail agency@4cforchildren.org.

Funding

Funding for 4C is provided in part by United Way, the City of Cincinnati, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Division of Child Care.

Governance

4C, a 501(c)3 incorporated in the State of Ohio, is governed by a 24-member Board of Trustees. For a listing of lead staff

4C is a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity.