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Supporting Child Care in Kansas

KCCTO-KITS Infant-Toddler Specialist Network (ITSN)

The KCCTO-KITS ITSN Project is a collaboration of Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc. and the Kansas Inservice Training System. Our team consists of professionals from a variety of educational and experiential backgrounds. The KCCTO-KITS ITSN Project provides a tiered level of support to early childhood professionals across the State.

Infant-Toddler Services for Families

KDHE’s Infant-Toddler Services is a statewide program designed to enhance parent’s ability to care for their children 0 through 2 years of age that experience disabilities or developmental delays by providing special services to the child and family.

Places in Kansas to Go for Immunization

This map makes it easy to search for your county health department, which will have up-to-date information on immunizations in the area.

Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (CCR&R)

CCR&R agencies directly serve families, child care providers and early education staff, and communities in every county in Kansas. Here’s how to find your local CCR&R.

Heckman Equation

This website explains the Heckman Equation, which explains the great gains to be had by investing in the early and equal development of human potential.

PAT Video

This video explains how proven early childhood programs like Parents as Teachers produce stronger economic development results over the long-run than traditional business tax subsidies.

Economic Impact of Early Education

This report describes the economic returns to investments in childhood development and early education.

Breastfeeding Support

This CDC document provides guidance for public health professionals and others on how to select strategies to support breastfeeding mothers and increase breastfeeding rates.

Health Department Directory

This KDHE directory contains contact information for KDHE departments and local health departments in Kansas.

Kansas Children’s Cabinet

Discover how the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund is working to improve the health and well-being of at-risk children and families in Kansas.

NeuroNurture

Find out about the NeuroNuture campaign to support science-based early intervention program for families facing adversity.

Communities that Care PLUS

Communities That Care coaches communities across the country through an evidence-based, prevention science process that reduces levels of youth problems and helps them thrive. Learn more about Communities That Care PLUS, a guided toolkit for using the CTC system.

CBCAP Prevention Report

Learn more about FRIENDS, the training and technical assistance provider for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CB-CAP) state lead agencies.

Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children

Find out about the Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children, a non-profit association whose members represent a diverse range of services for children.

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Learn more about the National Association for the Education of Young Children, which promotes high-quality learning by connecting practice, policy, and research.

Families Receiving Services

This national report from the Office of Child Care details how many children and families received services in FY 2016.

DCF Public Assistance Report

This report from the Kansas Department of Children and Families provides information on the number of children and families who received public assistance in FY 2018.

Kansas Communities that Care

The Kansas Communities That Care Student Survey is a vehicle for schools to track teen use of harmful substances and teens’ perceptions about school and community involvement, bullying, gambling, and guns.

KIDS COUNT

The KIDS COUNT Data Book assesses child well-being in the United States, and ranks states in regard to child well-being, education, health, and family and community. The interactive map allows you to select a state to access state, county, city, congressional district data and more.

DCF State Plan

See how federal requirements for child care are met in Kansas through this Child Care and Development Fund plan for Kansas.

Child Care Distribution

The Economic Census examines the distribution of child care facilities across the United States.

Child Care Deserts

A report on a national study that explores child care supply and demand and the prevalence of child care deserts across the nation.

Kansas Child Care Supply/Demand

This 2018 Child Care Supply Demand Report looks closely at the availability of child care in Kansas.

Child Care Costs

The Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2015 report summarizes the cost of child care across the country.

DCF Market Rate Survey

This 2014 Kansas Child Care Market Rate Study reports the market rate for child care services in the state.

DCF Child Care Provider Handbook

For programs interested in becoming a DCF provider, serving families who are eligible for child care assistance, this handbook contains valuable information, from policies to agreements to required forms.

The Parent-Provider Partnership Handbook

This helpful resource guides parents through the process of choosing quality child care and understanding DCF child care subsidies.

Kansas Public Health Directory

Health Department's Immunization Departments are focused on providing vaccinations for infants, children, and adults to help ensure their health and the overall health of the community.

Child Care Numbers in Kansas

Quality care helps children thrive. See the latest numbers related to child care in Kansas.

KanCare

The KanCare website provides information on how Kansas children, pregnant women, families with children, elderly, adults with disabilities and children with disabilities can obtain health care insurance coverage.

Homeless Shelter Directory

The Homeless Shelter Directory provides a comprehensive list of Kansas Shelters. Many are emergency shelters along with general homeless shelters and some transitional housing opportunities.

Administration for Children & Families – Reducing Suspension and Expulsion Practices

The Administration for Children & Families website contains resources to help states and early childhood programs prevent, limit and ultimately eliminate expulsion and suspension practices in early learning settings.

NAEYC – Standing Together Against Suspension & Expulsion in Early Childhood

National Association for the Education of Young People website is rich with resources, like data, toolkits, models and templates, for teachers, administrators and others who want to change existing policies and practices in order to eliminate suspension and expulsion from preschools.

The Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center – Reducing Expulsion Resource

The Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center’s website is filled with resources for early childhood programs and families to help them reduce the number of children expelled or suspended from preschool.

Child Care Licensing Program Online Facility Compliance Search

The online information system is a tool to support families in making informed child care choices and can be used to review compliance history of a current or potential child care provider.

HUD Kansas Homeless Information

Find Kansas specific housing resources including housing counselors, help avoiding foreclosure, and help with utility bills.

Child Care Aware of Kansas

This resource-rich site helps parents find child care providers in their area and helps providers find training and coaching to improve the quality of care they provide.

Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) – Preschool Program

A resource for families searching for information on preschools.

Parents as Teachers

A resource for families searching for information on Parents as Teachers.

Kansas Home Visiting

Home visiting is a voluntary program that involves meeting with a trained, family-support professional at a time convenient for you and your family.

Kansas Enrichment Network – Program Map

A collaboration of agencies and organizations in Kansas that help build and expand school-based programs to enhance learning opportunities for students, and provide technical assistance to new and established programs.

Kansas Tourism

Family fun is essential for Kansas families with children of all ages. Find child friendly events on the family fun events page.

Kansas Enrichment Network – Enrichment Activities

From gardening to physical activities, reading to healthy eating, crafts to STEAM activities find fresh ideas for all types of enrichment activities when engaging youth.

PBS Parents

PBS Parents website is full of fun and educational activities parents and early childhood educators can do with preschool aged children.

Kansas Quality Care Resource Center: Child Care and Early Education Portal

Register as a user to apply with KDHE or DCF to provide child care services.

Step-by-Step Process to Becoming a Provider

See the step-by-step process of how you can help shape the life of a child by becoming a provider.

Kansas Head Start Association

On this searchable resource guide, click your county on the map to find service providers in your county.

Vroom!

Vroom! provides parents and educators with free online tools and activities that are designed to boost early learning in children 0 to 5.

Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE)

A resource for families searching for information on Parents as Teachers and preschools.

Kansas Inservice Training System (KITS)

The KITS project is designed to provide a training and resource system for early intervention networks and early childhood special education program staff through collaborative training and technical assistance activities.