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

Nov. 18, 2009

4C launches new Web site design

Check out the new look for http://highqualitychildcare.org/ct/c7111111fU_b/. We want to know what you think! Can you find what you are looking for in the child care providers section? Please send your questions or comments to agorga@4cforchildren.org, so we can continue making improvements.

Are you an employer–sponsored program?

4C is preparing information for the annual listing in the Cincinnati Business Courier of the “Top 25 Employer–Sponsored Child Care Programs” in the Greater Cincinnati area. If you have not already been contacted by Julie Cloyd to confirm your listing as an employer–sponsored program, please call her as soon as possible at 513-758-1231. She doesn’t want to skip anyone who qualifies for this special advertising opportunity. The list will be published in January 2010.

 
Workshop Alerts

  • 'Step Up To Quality 101.' FREE in-depth information on key components of SUTQ, Nov. 20. For more...

  • 'It's Teachable! How to Create Curriculum.' Discover how to create a curriculum for school-age children, Nov. 23. For more...

  • ‘Putting the PAS to Work for You.’ It’s the PAS—the Program Administration Scale—a terrific tool for center directors and administrators. Learn to use the PAS to identify your strengths, set goals and determine critical administrative markers of quality. Sign up for Part 1 & 2 on Dec. 8. To register...

  • 'Orientation for Early Care and Education Professionals.' This six-hour workshop is required for all newly certified family child care providers and child care center staff. Next dates: Nov. 21, Dec. 12 and Dec. 19. To register...

4C News

  • Count down to The Rusty Ball—this Saturday! Buy your tickets and choose 4C as your "designated charity." For more....

  • Looking for new class offerings? The January–June edition of the 4C Professional Development Opportunities catalog is coming soon! Be sure to check your mailbox or download on the 4C online registration page, Dec 1. 

  • 4C launches blog for providers. Julie Witten starts the conversation with topics of concern to all providers, both center-based and in family child care homes. Watch for new blog postings on Facebook and Twitter. For more...

Tips for Providers

  • Support the 'Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009.' Introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, it will enable more children to have access to healthy meals and snacks provided through the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which will improve child nutrition, reduce childhood obesity, reduce hunger and enhance child development and school readiness. Ask your senators to co-sponsor this today... 

  • Attention Ohio providers! As you know, the H1N1 influenza pandemic has caused several schools around the state to close their doors because of illness. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reminds you to continue to log your closures on their Web site.

  • Register Now for the Eighth Annual Warren County Early Childhood Conference! The conference, “Creating Masterpieces, One Inspiration at a Time,” will be held Friday, Nov. 20, at Shaker Run Golf Club and is open to everyone. For questions and to register, download the registration form and e-mail to Wendy.Askin@WarrenCountyESC.com, or mail to: Warren County ESC, Attn: Wendy, 320 E. Silver Street, Lebanon OH 45036. For more...

  • ‘You Can’t Teach Children to Think by Telling Them What to Do.’ Catholic Charities invites you to attend this evening for parents, professionals and caregivers featuring Elizabeth Crary, nationally recognized author and speaker, at Nativity School in Cincinnati, Nov. 30. For details and reservations, call Sandy Keiser at 513-241-7745.

  • Important H1N1 resources for parents and child care professionals. For more...

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