Biography

The 4Cs (Community Coordinated Child Care) of Johnson County started in 1972 as a result of a meeting between the League of Women Voters and eleven other civic organizations to "consider the needs of children in the community and to organize and work toward meeting those needs." The 4Cs, a national organization, started in the late 1960s. In 1976, the 4Cs of Johnson County became a United Way organization, and in 1985 received a grant from the Gannett Foundation. The University of Iowa also funded the 4Cs and provided a free space for the group. The group focused on starting a referral service for parents in Iowa City who were seeking child care. The 4Cs also provided training and information for both child care workers and parents, opened a toy library and curriculum center, started a child care food program, and offered emergency child care for homeless families.

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