Investing in the agency’s programs helps the agency provide the necessary free professional development for child care providers so they can provide our children with the quality early learning environment they need.  It provides families with the tools they need to help prepare their children for kindergarten.  Research shows for every $1.00 invested in early learning our community will save $7.00 per child.  Your dollars help us all.

Our major programs and services include:

	Professional Development Action for Children provides coaching, technical assistance, classes and mentoring to 9,000 child care providers in our community. We offered nearly 600 courses so that professionals can attain national credentials, continuing education credits, achieve national accreditation or Step Up to Quality ratings.
	Parent Services We offer parent workshops and classes through The Art of Positive Parenting (TAPP).
	Childcare Search We assist parents in finding child care, early learning classes, preschool and after school programs for their children.
	Advocacy We advocate for quality early learning care & education for all Central Ohio children.