4Cs History
| 1968 | The first national 4Cs (Community Coordinated Child Care) program is established. |
| 1972 | The Iowa City 4Cs Child Care was founded by the League
of Women Voters of Iowa City. |
| 1976 | 4Cs of Iowa City receives its first United Way funding. |
| 1985 | 4Cs receives a grant from the Gannett Foundation and the
University of Iowa donates space in the Old Public Library, allowing 4Cs to hire full-time staff and open the Toy Library and Resource Center. The Toy Library offers toys, books, games and other items to families and child care providers. |
| 1993 | The administrative offices move to the current Sycamore
Street location with more space. |
| 1995 | Home Ties Child Care Center is opened to serve homeless and other
at-risk children who need emergency child care. |
| 2001 | The Toy Library and Resource Center is located to Sycamore Mall.
A new support program, funded by Empowerment of Johnson County, is created to help family child care providers through the help of a child care consultant position. |
| 2002 | 4Cs celebrates its 30th Anniversary! |
| 2003 | 4Cs begins two new collaborations: The first is with agencies who serve
people with special needs so that these individuals can gain access to resources at the Toy Library. The second collaboration is with area agencies to establish the "Prevent Child Abuse-Johnson County" council. |
| 2004 | The first annual Teddy Bear Rally was held in May. |