U4C Blog
United 4 Children Celebrates 10 Years
Celebrate our 10th Birthday With Us! St. Louis for Kids and the Child Day Care Association merged in 2012, forming United 4 Children. In combining the two organizations, United 4 Children has been able to provide high-quality support to not only afterschool programs...
Honoring Jason Purnell at our Lighting the Way Gala
United 4 Children is thrilled to announce Jason Purnell as the inaugural Community Champion award winner. This award will be presented on November 12 at the virtual Lighting the Way Gala. Jason Purnell currently serves as vice president of community health improvement...
Honoring Our Community
Now, more than ever, our community, childcare providers and funders have stepped up and responded to the pandemic in remarkable ways. You have protected and served our most vulnerable population, our children. We want to honor you and your dedication to giving every...
The Foundation to Thrive: Racial Equity and High-Quality ECE
Author | Stephanie Lafleur The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the fact that Black Americans have been dying at about 2.4 times the rate of white Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic are direct results of more than 500 years of racism...
How to get your child to listen when giving directions
Author | Karen Base Have you ever had a time when you were trying to read a book to a child and they keep wiggling, moving or talking? Or maybe you were trying to get them to clean up their toys or get ready for bed but they simply refused to move! Yes I have had that...