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January News & Updates

2024

An End of Year Message from Marlo Mielke-Barnes

As we draw closer to the end of 2023, I want to acknowledge that 4-C has experienced change, growth, and reflection opportunities that have helped us to better serve and support our communities through building greater capacity and by exploring new partnerships....

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Training Opportunities


4-C offers high quality trainings and career growth to early care and education professionals at various stages of their professional development.


Upcoming trainings include CPR (English and Spanish), Bilingual Introduction to the Child Care Profession, and Learning Environments and Curriculum Through the Lens of Developmentally Appropriate Practice.

Learn More & Register

NEW! Child Care Data

2023 Group Child Care Capacity Gap Report


Covering 4-C's eleven county service delivery area


Our latest Child Care Rates and Demographics reports are complete!


These reports are created using data from the annual Business Information Form (BIF) sent to all regulated child care providers in our region.


Learn more about the average cost and availability of child care in your area.

View our latest reports

Did you know?

in 2022 4-C became a Family Resource Center

in addition to being a

Child Care Resource and Referral agency


Stay tuned for more programs and offerings that benefit families!

4-C in the Community

Square graphic showing the 4-C logo in the upper right corner. Image text states, "Partner Shout Out! Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation. Generously supporting 4-C since 2017." Image 1 shows three white adults sitting beneath a large screen stating the foundation's name. Image 2 shows a crowd of people looking toward the camera. There is a six-foot long printed sign that reads  "2023 Tournament Proceeds $2,435,000" held by the grant founder, Steve Stricker. The crowd of people in the image represent some of the foundation's grant recipients.

Grant Recipient Event

4-C Staff Marlo Mielke-Barnes and Caroline Smith attended the 2023 Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation event celebrating their fundraising efforts and grant recipients.


4-C has received support from this foundation since 2017 and is excited to use this year's grant funds to improve our Resource Room's lending library system so it will be more user and mobile-friendly.

Our Partners

Community Announcements


The Madison Area Early Childhood Homelessness Workgroup wants to hear from YOU!


Complete this interest survey from the ECHW to see how many providers/directors are interested in attending a training series to learn how to help support families who are experiencing stress and trauma.

Upcoming Community Events


1/9 - Raising Wisconsin's Children 2024 Conference (Virtual) FREE!


1/25 - Sandburg Elementary School Community Resource Fair

  • 5pm to 7pm
  • 4-C staff will be attending - come say hi!


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