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Community Coordinated Care for Children, Inc (4C) is operational. However, we have suspended in-person staff activities and have closed our offices to in-person meetings with parents, providers, community partners, and outside vendors. For assistance or any additional questions, please call: Parents: 407-522-2252. Providers: 407-532-4113. Other: 407-522-2252. Osceola: 321-219-6300.
School Readiness Parent Co-Payment Waiver expired Dec. 31, 2020. Families must resume payment of Parent Co-Payment to School Readiness child care providers effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Find open School Readiness child care providers, click Orange County, or Osceola County.
  • It's time for child care providers to update their profile in Florida's Early Learning Provider Portal. An up-to-date provides a FREE marketing tool for ALL legally operating child care providers in Florida.
  • Although 4C Offices Remain Closed to Public Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, We Are Still Available to Help Families By Phone, Email, and WebChat.




    Use these links to learn
    more about how to connect
    with child care services
    by phone, email, or webchat:

    -- Orange County FAQs

    -- Osceola County FAQs

  • April is National Child Abuse Prevention month
  • VPK free to all 4-year-olds residing in Florida.
  • Coronavirus Information & Resources for Families and Child Care Providers
  • Head Start & Early Head Start
  • Do you need help paying for child care?
  • CCRR homepage slider
  • Neighborhood Centers for Families
  • To learn more, sign up for free tips and tools at the3Ts.org. Also available in Spanish at las3Cs.org!

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Resources

Need help paying for child care?  The School Readiness program offers income-eligible families financial assistance for early education and care. For more information, click here. To apply for School Readiness using Florida’s Early Learning Family Portal, click here.
— Request Break In Service
— Request SR Provider Transfer

Looking for a high-quality early learning program for your child?  Our Child Care Resource & Referral Program connects families with early learning providers. The service is free to both families and providers. Call 407-522-2252 in Orange County and 321-219-6300 in Osceola County, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, Families click here, and Providers click here.

Do you have a 4-year-old child?  Voluntary PreKindergarten is a free educational program that prepares 4-year-old children in Florida for Kindergarten and beyond. For more information, click here. To apply for VPK using Florida’s Early Learning Family Portal, click here.

Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) Provider Services:

  • General Questions from Providers: Orange County 407-532-4192; Osceola County 321-219-6014
  • CCR&R Provider Updates: Orange County 407-532-4229; Osceola County 407-532-4187
  • School Readiness Contracts: Orange County 407-841-6607, extension 133; Osceola County 407-532-4187
  • Voluntary Prekindergarten Contracts: Orange County 407-841-6607, extension 133; Osceola County 407-532-4187

Have you considered Head Start/Early Head Start?  The programs promote school readiness and child development for eligible low-income families with children from birth to 5 years old. For more information, click here.

Get help designed for Orange County neighborhoods. Neighborhood Centers For Families provide family-friendly accessible services and activities for families in 13 Orange County neighborhoods. To learn more, click here.

Are you a child care provider looking for a food assistance program?  The Child Care Food Program reimburses sponsored child care providers for serving healthy meals and provides access to resources, training, and assistance. For more information, click here.

Would you like to donate to 4C?  You can help improve and strengthen the lives of low-income families and children and break the generational cycle of poverty. To make a donation, click here. To learn more, click here.

Do you want to report fraud?  4C is a steward of state funds. Do you know of fraud in the operation of programs associated with the Agency? To report it, click here.

Would you like to share your story?  Have you and your family benefitted from services received in connection with 4C? To begin to tell us your story, click here.

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Orange County  |  Osceola County

CCRR

Child Care Resource & Referral

Need help finding a quality preschool? Child Care Resource and Referral Specialists help families locate quality child care and early education programs. For more information about this free service regardless of income in Orange County and Osceola County, click here.

School Readiness

School Readiness helps working families who are struggling to afford quality child care. To learn more about child care financial assistance and apply, click here.

Prevent Child Abuse

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. From Wear Blue Day on April 1 to Pinwheel Gardens, the initiatives represent an effort to focus on community activities that support families and public policies that prioritize child abuse prevention right from the start to make sure child abuse and neglect never occur. To learn more, click here.

VPK

Free Voluntary PreKindergarten is available for all 4-year-olds living in Florida regardless of family income. To apply now on Florida’s Early Learning Family Portal, click here.

Parents’ Pages

Learn more about the Week of the Young Child, World Autism Month, Summer camp options, and much more in the Florida Office of Early Learning’s April edition of Parents’ Pages, click here.

News & Notes

Registration Now Open for Transition to Kindergarten Regional Summits

Step Up for Students Accepting Applications for Florida Tax Credit and Family Empowerment Scholarships

Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign Encourages Participation in Child Abuse Prevention Month

Five-Hour Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Professionals Course Free in April

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Florida’s Early Learning Portals
— Family Portal, click here
— Provider Portal, click here

Parents’ Pages: Get tips, strategies, and childhood development info in the Florida Office of Early Learning Parents’ Pages. To download the latest issue, click here.

ACCESS Florida: DCF’s Automated Community Connection to Economic Self-Sufficiency provides online access to public assistance services, click here.

MyFloridaMyFamily: An online hub that provides a comprehensive directory of local resources that help strengthen families. To learn more, click here.

Florida Prepaid: Secure and tax-free method to financially prepare for a child’s higher education. To learn more, click here.

Text4Tots: Texting resource to help children reach developmental milestones. Text “Text4Tots” to 898211. To learn more, click here.

Maternal Home Visiting: Pregnant women get the resources and skills to raise children who are ready to learn. For more information, click here.

KidCareFlorida KidCare: Health insurance for children, even if one or both parents work. To learn more, click here.

SAY THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDERS

  • Florida Department of Children and Families
  • Florida Office of Early Learning
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  • Early Learning Coalition of Osceola County
  • Orange County Government
  • Osceola County
  • City of Orlando
  • City of St. Cloud, Florida
  • Florida Department of Health
  • Office of Head Start
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FAMILIES

  • Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R)
  • School Readiness (SR)
  • Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK)
  • Early Head Start (EHS) / Head Start (HS)
  • Neighborhood Centers for Families (NCF)
  • Child Growth & Development (ASQ)
  • Family Resources
  • PROVIDERS

  • Education & Training
  • School Readiness Providers
  • Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R)
  • Child Care Food Program (CCFP)
  • Child Growth & Development (ASQ)
  • COMMUNITY

  • Community Involvement
  • Get Involved
  • Careers
  • Data and Reports
  • Publications
  • Report Fraud
  • Privacy Policy
  • OUR MISSION

    "4C's mission is to be a community leader in providing high quality services that improve the lives of children and families."

    OUR VALUES

    • Uncompromising Integrity
    • Excellent Fiscal Responsibility
    • Mutual Respect for Each Other
    • Exceptional Customer Service
    • Results-Based Management
    • Continuous Quality Improvement
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