Dr. Deb Clary will open the 4C for Children Leadership and Early Childhood Conference as the keynote speaker on Friday, Oct. 25. Dr. Clary has nearly three decades of experience with Fortune 100 Companies, holding executive roles that span from the sales management, operations, marketing, to strategic planning and executive leader development.

She works with leaders that want to improve their impact and contribution. She is a student and teacher of narrative leadership (storytelling), resilience, transformation and change. She draws on her corporate experiences, academic research and her performance as a standup comic to inspire others striving to live with purpose.

Learn more about Dr. Deb Clary and about our Saturday keynote speaker, Otis Williams.

The 4C Conference, presented by Positive Leaps, will be held Oct. 25-26 at the Sharonville Convention Center. Visit www.4cconference.org for conference news and information.

Have you ever wanted to share your expertise with other early childhood professionals? The 4C for Children Leadership and Early Childhood Conference would be a great place to do just that! Consider submitting a proposal for a conference workshop session ----your workshop session will provide high-quality professional development that paves the way for high-quality early care and education.

The call for proposals is open until May 20. Visit our website for more information.

The current professional development (PD) biennium comes to an end on June 30, 2019. This means all administrators, lead teachers, assistant teachers and family child care providers must have completed 20 hours of Ohio Approved training by this date.  For more information regarding the Professional Development Certificate, go to https://occrra.org/wp-content/occrra/opr/opr-pd-certificate-info.pdf. Looking for training? Visit: 4cforchildren.org/training.

4C for Children is always looking for ways to better meet your needs! In order to provide information in a user-friendly way, we have updated our website. In addition to our website update, you'll notice a Chat feature is now included on the site, offering you another way to communicate with our specialists. Although the Chat won't be staffed around the clock, you can use it at any time of the day and be assured a specialist will be in contact within 24 hours.