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Our experts have been enhancing quality child care by bringing early childhood educators affordable, accessible and meaningful professional development for 50 years.

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Teacher Training to Fit Your Skills and Schedule

We offer comprehensive professional development to meet you right where you are and equip you with resources and experience to help you flourish. What makes our training unique?

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Our experts keep up with the latest research and best practices and pass them on to you. And our training is designed to bring you valuable, real-world experience and useful tips that you can easily implement in your classroom.

Customized for You

4-C’s class schedule offerings include valuable topics ranging from administration to curriculum to family engagement and more to meet the diverse needs of our child care community.  Our experts will also work with your center to bring the exact resources you need right to you.

Convenient Locations

Choose from online training workshops and let our experts come to you, or select one of our Independent Learning opportunities that you can complete in your own home or classroom, on your own schedule.

4-C Members receive a 40% discount on training classes and eCourses! Be sure to enter your membership number at checkout. Not a member yet? Visit our membership page to learn how you can become a member today: www.4cforkids.org/membership. For questions regarding membership, contact [email protected].

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  • Achieving 21st Century Skills with Preschool Children! Creating Classrooms of Collaboration Using a Project-Based Approach!

    Critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication and emotional literacy are the skills children need to succeed in our classrooms and in the future! Please join us for a discussion on how project-based learning can support children in gaining 21 st century skills. During the session we will explore how open-ended materials and loose parts can foster…

    Free
  • How to Support Families

    Explore and practice strength-based strategies to build supportive relationships with families. Maintaining those relationships during a pandemic when teachers and families may not have face to face contact, poses unique challenges but is not impossible. Notice: This is an online class.  Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that you…

    $15.00 – $25.00
  • Developing Thinking Skills in Young Children

    Discuss, learn and reflect how to support children in developing critical thinking skills, such as problem solving. The ability to think critically is an essential skill and it starts to develop in very young children when they have many opportunities to play, ask open-ended questions and develop their own hypotheses and solutions. Learn practical strategies…

    $22.50 – $37.50
  • No Internet Connection Needed

    Gain a better understanding of why disconnecting children from screen time is valuable. Participants will be required before the class begins to read an article with reflective questions and then discuss it during our time together. Notice: This is an online class.  Please make sure you include a valid email address when registering and that…

    $15.00 – $25.00
  • Strengthening Families

    Want to help families and not sure of where to start? Start here by learning about protective factors through the Strengthening Families framework that can help alleviate stress for families. Participants will join a 2-hour discussion through Zoom to discuss how assisting and supporting families can strengthen family relationships. The discussion will also lend itself…

    Free
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More Training Opportunities

Independent Learning

Choose from dozens of options presented through a variety of different methods of learning: reading (books), or a combination of learning methods with our eCourses. These courses are designed for staff who enjoy working on their own at home or in their classrooms.

Director's Professional Development

Join our monthly Directors Essentials to engage with other directors in our area and discuss topics relevant to operating and leading a child care center. Explore a new topic each month by registering through our training calendar.

On-Site Training

Let our experts come to your site at a time that is convenient for you and your staff. We offer a variety of topics to suit your needs, including team building, learning through play, nature education,  observations/assessment, and positive behavioral supports.

Communities of Practice

Communities of practice are people who share a common purpose or passion for something they do, and engage in process of learning how to do it better, as they interact regularly. There are limited opportunities for these commitments throughout the year.  

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Professional Membership Benefits

Want to save on training? Join 4-C today and enjoy these membership benefits:

Training Discounts

4-C Members get 40% off the list price on training classes and eCourses! Be sure to enter your 4-C Membership Number at checkout to receive a 40% discount.

KY Shared Services

Enjoy access to over 1700 resources for childcare programs. This “one stop shop” includes ready-to-use forms, handbooks, policies and procedures, evaluation forms, and much more, allowing you to work smarter, not harder!

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Find and hire quality child care educators easier with Early Childhood Jobs KY, a service that provides hiring tools and a platform for creating and posting position openings.

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