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Press Release: Program Administration Support
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Child Care Aware of Kansas, in partnership with the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) and Links to Quality, launche... Read more.
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Kansas Child Care Providers Experience Additional Strain During Pandemic
Press Release Hutchinson, Kan. Thursday, October 14, 2021—A timely survey of child care providers across Kansas reveals that during the pandemic providers hav... Read more.
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When Little People are Overwhelmed by Big Emotions
By Kim Lawson, Preschool teacher, Bennington Grade School Orginally published in the Fall 2020 Issue of Kansas Child magazine Children are not born with the ski... Read more.
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Assessing Your Child Care Environment
By Susan Owens, Early Care and Education Specialist, The Family Conservancy Originally published in the Summer 2021 Issue of Kansas Child magazine Environment p... Read more.
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Data is the Future
By Teri Garstka, Associate Director, KU Center for Public Partnerships for the Spring 2021 Issue of Kansas Child magazine. It’s an exciting time to be a data ... Read more.
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Grandparents Adventures
By Samantha Sulsar, Coordinator, Child Care Aware of Kansas I can’t help but smile every time I open the silverware drawer. The spoons and forks that rattle... Read more.
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10 Reasons to Become an Early Childhood Education Professional
By Michelle Gilbert, Early Care & Education Specialist, Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas Across the nation, conversations are taking place about the short... Read more.
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A Beautiful Career: What Family Child Care Can Do
By Emily Barnes, Owner/Manager, Barnes Child Care, for the Spring 2021 Issue of Kansas Child magazine. After my second child, postpartum anxiety started interfe... Read more.
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1-800-CHILDREN
By Vicki Roper, Director, Prevent Child Abuse Kansas, for the Fall 2020 Issue of Kansas Child magazine. The outbreak of the coronavirus has changed our wor... Read more.
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Building a Community of Leaders: Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity through Communities of Practice
By Georgia Thompson, Senior Program & Policy Analyst, Nemours and Rebekah Duchette, Senior State Systems Specialist, Nemours for the Summer 2021 Issue of Ka... Read more.