e-Pathways
A twice-monthly resource for early childhood professionals:
in Southwest Ohio, the Miami Valley and Northern Kentucky

Oct. 16, 2008

4C for Children to lead local effort to prevent child abuse and neglect

4C for Children, Centerpoint Health and The Children's Home of Cincinnati, three organizations within The Consortium for Resilient Young Children, have been awarded $493,000 from the Hamilton County Family and Children First Council to bring a new child abuse and neglect prevention approach to Cincinnati's Westwood community. Partnering with Santa Maria Community Services, the two-year initiative will provide coaching and specialized training to child care centers and family child care providers to help them identify early signs of neglect or abuse and to link families to prevention resources. For more...

	Location change: The Oct. 29 "IT Guidelines Mod 5: Motor Development" and the Nov. 11 "IT Mod 6: Coo, Babble, Point, Converse" have been changed to the Lebanon location, Room 218. School-age teachers, need to get your kids moving? "Fit, Fun, and Safe Play with School-Agers," will provide fun activities to keep children moving. Oct. 16, 27 and Nov. 24. To register Sign up now for SUTQ 101!  A detailed, FREE session for programs applying to participate in Step Up To Quality. Next session: at the Lebanon location on Oct. 24. To register.. Are you a director of a star-rated program? Sign up for "Planning for your Quality Achievement Award," Oct. 30, 9-11 a.m. To register...
	Leaders are made, not born! "The Leadership Mindset" will help you bring out the best in each employee. Step Up To Quality approved, Oct. 23, 9:30-4:30 at the 4C Miami location at Church of the Brethren. To register...
	All workshops are held at the new N. Kentucky location.

• Save these dates for upcoming Directors' Network meetings! Open to all directors!

  Warren County: third Thursday of every month; next meeting, Oct. 16.

  Clermont County: last Tuesday of every month; next meeting, Oct. 28.

• 4C names 2009 'Champions for Children' to be honored at Jan. 24 gala. For more...

• Attention Miami Valley family child care providers! The Ohio Connection State Family Child Care Association is hosting their 11^th annual conference, "Beyond Babysitting: Enhancing Professionalism and Quality in Family Child Care," Oct. 17-18, at the Holiday Inn Dayton/Fairborn. For details, contact Amelia Rodgers at 937-279-9152 or hoptownky@earthlink.net.
• USDA Wants Your Ideas for Improving CACFP! It is time for you to respond to USDA's request for recommendations to improve the Child and Adult Care Food Program. USDA will consider all comment letters in deciding the improvements to recommend to Congress for the upcoming reauthorization. To submit a letter...
• Is college in your future? Earn your degree for a fraction of the cost!
  In Ohio:  T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® provides scholarships to teachers and family child care providers to earn degrees and credentials in early childhood education. For more, visit teach.occrra.org. In Kentucky: KIDS Now Early Childhood Scholarships helps child care providers earn a variety of degrees and credentials in early childhood education.For more, visit http://highqualitychildcare.org/ct/Yp111111QEmq/ 
• All providers are invited to make a difference! The groundWork campaign advocates for early care and education in Ohio. Visit the groundWork Web site for news updates and to find opportunities to ask State House and Senate candidates in your area how they will support early care and education issues. Legislators elected in November 2008 will make budgetary decisions that will affect every child, provider, child care center and parent. For more information visit groundWork today!

4C is the child care resource and referral agency for 23 counties in Ohio and Kentucky.
e-Pathways is an electronic companion to our quarterly print newsletter, Pathways to Quality.

http://www.4cforchildren.org/ / 800-256-1296