Community Resource Materials

We have a variety of resources available which document trends in the child care system, educate parents to be good child care consumers, train local agencies to recruit and prepare men and women for jobs in the field, and assist in maintaining, increasing, and improving the supply of child care.

Research Connections

Offering comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy-to-use collection of more than 12,000 research resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education.

Child Care Aware

Child Care Aware is America's most trusted child care resource. Families looking for high-quality child care want to make the best informed decisions they can when it comes to the care of their child(ren). Here you will be able to examine areas related to child care such as your state licensing information, accreditation information, what your Child Care Resource & Referral agency can do for you, as well as additional information about Child Care Aware and the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA).

NACCRRA

NACCRRA, the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, is our nation's leading voice for child care. We work with more than 800 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies nationwide. These agencies help ensure that families in 99 percent of all populated ZIP codes in the United States have access to high-quality, affordable child care. To achieve our mission, we lead projects that increase the quality and availability of child care professionals, undertake research, and advocate child care policies that positively impact the lives of children and families.

Helpful Links

Child Care Resource & Referral

To find your local CCR&R, click here.

State Licensing Information

Kansas Department of Health and Environment,
Bureau of Child Care Licensing and Regulation

Child Care Policy & Advocacy

Metropolitan Council on Early Learning (Kansas and Missouri)
The Open Initiative (Kansas and Missouri) Publishers of the Kansas/Missouri Core Competencies

National Child Care Information Center

Kansas state profile