Families are in BLOOM at 4-C's FRC! 🌷

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Families in Bloom🌸

Celebrate Family Strengthening Month and our recent Accreditation!

Play and Learn activities
Books from the Madison Reading Project
Vision Screening with Verona Lions
Child Safety Cards with Secure ID
Cupcakes & light refreshments

Wednesday, April 15

9:30 - 11:30 am

at 4-C: 5 Odana Ct, Madison

Join us so we can celebrate you - the families & community who make our work meaningful. Registration not required, but appreciated.

Coping with Stress

NEW: Virtual OR In-Person!

both on Monday, April 13

Virtual: 1:00-2:30 PM

Link sent out 24 hours in advance

In-Person: 5:30-7:00 PM

5 Odana Ct, Madison

4-C staff and volunteers will supervise children in the Play Room while parents attend the workshop in the next room.

Family life is busy, and we all feel stressed at times. These workshops will explore how to recognize stress and strategies to help manage and reduce stress in your daily life.

Registration is required.

Open Play
Wed, April 8 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

5 Odana Ct, Madison

Open Play is a time for children ages 5 and under to enjoy the Play Room under parent or caregiver supervision.

Registration is not required.

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Storytime
Wed, April 22 | 9:30 - 11:00 AM

5 Odana Ct, Madison

Storytime at 4-C is a blend of reading together, singing songs, and fun activities related to what we read!

After Storytime, children enjoy parent/caregiver-supervised play time in the 4-C Play Room. Registration is not required for this event.

Book giveaways sponsored by Madison Reading Project!

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Please note: There is no Play and Learn in April, please join us for our Families in Bloom event instead!

New Program! Car Seat Safety Checks at 4-C

Children's car seats can be complicated, but they are crucially important to child safety! Correctly installing and understanding your child's car seat keeps them safe. If you're overwhelmed by this, the wonderful Myra can help you out at a 1:1 appointment! We offer a variety of services for this program:

Drive over with your car seats already installed, and Myra can check that they are correct.
Have a new car seat you want installed? Myra can do it for you.
Need help purchasing and installing a car seat? 4-C is happy to provide FREE car seats and to help install new car seats once they arrive.

To participate, we need information from you about your car, car seats, age of children, and more! After you submit the form on our website, Myra will contact you to set up an appointment. (She will have some capacity to do this around our other 4-C programs, but appointments must be scheduled in advance!)

Fill out the Car Seat Check Request Form on this page!

Sesame Workshop for Families

Everything you need to help children grow smarter, stronger, kinder

Sesame Workshop is a foundation to set children up for success, starting with the basics. From ABCs and 123s to critical thinking and problem solving, Sesame Workshop strives to foster a lifelong love of learning.

Find out more about Sesame Workshop

What are The Five Strengths?

All families have strengths and building upon those strengths can help your family be better prepared for future challenges. Learn more about the 5 Strengths that research shows benefit every family and explore ways to grow them within your daily life.

The 5 Strengths encourage you to…

Take small but significant steps
Involve your family and friends
Try new things as your needs change
Discover what works for your family

More info on The Five Strengths

Have you been to our Resource Room?

Located at the 4-C office building, the 4-C Resource Room is a warm, welcoming environment filled with a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and resources to support early childhood professionals in their mission to provide quality early care and education, as well as welcoming families to borrow materials for fun at home! All materials are free to borrow.