4cs of passaic county, inc. (4cs) has been in existence for 45 years as a referral agency for low-income families in passaic county and the northern region of new jersey. Its mission is to assist families in obtaining high quality early childcare and education that is accessible, available and affordable. Our center for child care careers enhances the agency's mission by mentoring, teaching, offering technical assistance and communicating about early care and education concerns, such as high-quality childcare, children's healthy development, and raising successful children through increasing the knowledge and skills of parents, head start providers, child care centers, family childcare providers, family-friends-neighbor's providers, directors and nannies.

Child Day Care , Children & Youth

Child care administration: 4cs of passaic county, inc (4cs) is the designated child care resource and referral agency for passaic county as contracted by the nj department of human services, division of family development (dfd). A primary responsibility of 4cs is to determine applicant family's eligibility to determine if they qualify for financial assistance with their childcare needs. During fiscal year ended september 30, 2017, 4cs encumbered and payments were issued on behalf of all eligible passaic county families in the amount of $25,348,262, representing service to 9770 unduplicated children. technical assistance and training: our center for child care careers enhances the agency's mission by mentoring, teaching, offering technical assistance and communicating about early care and education concerns, such as high quality childcare, children's healthy development, and raising successful children through increasing the knowledge and skills of parents, head start providers, child care centers, family childcare providers, family-friends-neighbors providers, and directors. Last year, approximately 4,500 people participated in these trainings and more than 400 childcare centers and family childcare providers were represented. The provider services department maintains lists of available and approved providers andcenters, monitors the providers and centers, assists with child and adult care food program referrals, donates books and support items, and holds appreciation events. quality improvement - all quality activities align with, support, and help sustain quality efforts required by the childcare development block grant (ccdbg), grow nj kids, and other dfd funding efforts. Guiding principles, that have been given by dfd, include the following: transparency and accountability in regard to the use of public funds, sound fiscal and programmatic accountability systems and internal controls, equity and access to services, coordination and linkages of services across programs and key partners at federal, state and local levels, and program guidance and clear communications about ccdbg/ccdf programs and policies. 4cs also assists clients with referral services (domestic abuse, special needs) and assists with the child care food program (cacfp) referrals. Our center for child care careers enhances the agency's mission by mentoring, teaching, offering technical assistance and communicating about early care and education concerns, such as high quality childcare, children's healthy development, and raising successful children through increasing the knowledge and skills of parents, head start providers, child care centers, family childcare providers, family-friends-neighbors providers, and directors.