Resources

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.

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 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.

Kansas Enrichment Network

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 Department for Children and Families, Economic and Employment Services Division

This site contains information on how to apply for child care benefits.

Kansas Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Development Services

Provides information, education, resources and support to those who have children age 5 or younger who have, or are at risk for, developmental disabilities.

Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities

This state-wide training office is dedicated to providing quality, accessible, professional development opportunities for early education professionals.