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Buckling Up for Two: Seat Belts and Pregnancy

July 31, 2023 | By Cherie Sage
Buckling Up for Two What to know about seat belts when you’re expecting

Buckling up throughout your pregnancy is the single most effective step you can take to protect yourself and your unborn child during a

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Get Creative Outside: Ideas for Summer Fun with Kids

July 31, 2023 | By Rachel Jury
Get Creative Outside: Ideas for Summer Fun with Kids

Put on some sunscreen, make sure everyone has enough water, and enjoy these activities for summer fun with

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Tips for Cooking with Children +  3 Kid-Friendly Recipes

July 27, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Tips for Cooking with Children + 3 Kid-Friendly Recipes

Cooking with children can be both fun and exhausting! Despite the time and patience required, making snacks or meals with your kids pays off for everyone

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Superhero Skills for Summer

July 24, 2023 | By Vladimir Sainte
Superhero Skills for Summer

Summer is a season for practicing and developing resilience and problem-solving skills in a low-stress and supportive environment.

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Beat Summer Boredom with Physical Activity

July 10, 2023 | By Natalie Updyke
Beat Summer Boredom

Making physical activity fun ensures that your kids will enjoy the benefits of being active throughout their

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Why Parents Love Child Care Management Systems

June 20, 2023 | By Kali Steelsmith
child care management software

We are so grateful that our program uses a child care management system, and we recommend it to all early care and education professionals. It makes the transition between home and child care much

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How to Find Quality Care for Your Child

February 17, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
How to Find Quality Child Care. Group of kids playing with child care provider

By asking meaningful questions and paying attention to details during interviews with child care providers, you can decide if the program is a good fit for your

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Black History is American History

February 16, 2023 | By Bridget Banks
Black History

Black History Month provides an opportunity, if done right, for children to learn about the pivotal role that Black people have played in U.S.

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How Families Can Help Solve the Child Care Crisis

February 10, 2023 | By Tasha Eichman
Solve the Child Care Crisis

As the years pass, affordable, quality child care only seems to grow more rare. How did we get here? What can we do as parents to help alleviate the child care

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Tax Benefits for Families and Child Care Providers

January 18, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Tax Benefits Child Care. background, no people

Find a listing of key tax breaks and credits that families and/or child care providers may be able to take advantage

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National Healthy Weight Week

January 3, 2023 | By Mary Daniels
National Healthy Weight Week

Maintaining a healthy weight has positive effects on all of our body systems and sets an excellent example for those around

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How 2Gen Approaches Support Family Well-Being

December 5, 2022 | By Anne Mosle
Where 2Gen Approaches Meet Families

We are witnessing a sea change in early childhood, with providers and systems leaders embracing more holistic approaches to improving the health, learning, and well-being of our youngest children and their

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More People Now Qualify for Child Care Assistance

November 15, 2022 | By Nichelle Adams
Funding Impacts Child Care. Child Care Assistance

The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) recently increased the initial eligibility income to 250% of the federal poverty level, which is much higher than many people realize.

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En Tu Esquina: 1-800-Children

November 14, 2022 | By Stephanie Boone

La próxima ves cuando te encuentres tu mismo deseando que alguien este en tu esquina, recuerda que 1-800-CHILDREN existe por esa razón.

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A Better Child Care System for Kansas Parents

November 8, 2022 | By Jessica Herrera Russell
A Better Child Care System for Kansas Parents. A working mother carrying child.

We must continue educating lawmakers about the real challenges that parents in this state are facing. When we help families overcome those challenges, more kids will be fed and cared for in loving, nurturing environments.

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In Your Corner: 1-800-Children

November 3, 2022 | By Stephanie Boone
Early Childhood Interventions

The next time you find yourself wishing there was someone in your corner, remember that 1-800-CHILDREN exists for that very reason. Go ahead, give us a

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Kansas Children’s Service League: Programs for Parents and Families

November 3, 2022 | By Pam Noble
Family playing at the park

These services are designed to help children and parents develop the skills necessary to be successful in their homes, schools, and

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Stronger Families = Stronger Children

October 27, 2022 | By Jennifer Adhima
Stronger Families = Stronger Children

Since Head Start’s inception in 1965, the program has taken a holistic approach to working with the nation’s youngest children and their families.

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Nurturing Your Child’s Brain

September 20, 2022 | By Kandi Novak
Nurturing Your Child’s Brain

Daily routines with your child can be valuable opportunities for them to learn a new skill or healthy habit.

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Rising Momentum to Improve Quality Child Care in Kansas

August 31, 2022 | By Nancy Rohr
Quality Child Care in Kansas

There’s been new interest in and financial support for maintaining and increasing the number of child care programs in our state. But we can’t just increase child care slots. The ultimate goal is for all programs to provide high-quality care to

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Summer Bike Safety

August 31, 2022 | By Cherie Sage
Bike Safety

What could be better than riding a bicycle on a beautiful, sunny day? Besides being a whole lot of fun, biking is great exercise and reduces stress. Plus, you can do it together as a

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Child Hunger in Kansas

August 22, 2022 | By Martha Terhaar
Child Hunger in Kansas

Providers serve millions of meals to Kansas kids each year through programs like the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), universal school lunch and breakfast, and summer

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How a Community Council on Child Care Can Help Families Succeed

August 8, 2022 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Child Care Provider Encouraging a Child to Board School Bus

How a Community Council on Child Care Can Help Families Succeed As parents and providers know well, each school year presents new challenges for child care programs. Providers are often forced to make difficult decisions about how to operate their business, care for the children

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How to Help Kids Transition Back to School

July 29, 2022 | By Lisa Johnson
Help Kids Transition Back

Here are some easy ways you can help your children, their teachers, and their child care providers make the transition from summer to

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Engaging Families to Improve Early Childhood Systems

July 28, 2022 | By Heather Smith
Engaging Families

After a decade of focusing primarily on children with special health care needs, the FAC has expanded to address the needs of four more populations: women/moms, early childhood, children, and

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Healthy Habit Influencers

July 22, 2022 | By Georgia S. Thompson

Strengthening ECE systems for health takes time, but we have identified a few key strategies to help state and local leaders get

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Elegir Cuidado Infantil de Calidad

May 28, 2022 | By Jessica Soto-Botello
mother holds her daughter while taking notes at her dining table serving as a temporary remote work from home station with breast pump in foreground.

Publicado original mente en la edición de primavera de 2022 de Kansas Child Magazine. Como padres de familia nuestro mas grande deseo es poder proteger de nuestros pequeños de todo mal y darles una buena educación para un futuro lleno de oportunidades. El bienestar de nuestros

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Safe Sleep and SIDS

May 26, 2022 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
child sleeping safely Safe sleep and SIDS

Article by Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network An article about new research on SIDS that has been gaining traction in the Safe Sleep Community. This research may lead to greater ability to screen risk of SIDS, but that is only a small portion of sleep-related deaths. The recent

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Find the Right Early Childhood Education Program

May 17, 2022 | By Bridget Banks
Family together on couch

There are so many options to consider and questions to ponder as you look for the right program and the right provider for your family. Here are some key points to reflect on as you begin your

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New! Point-in-Time Data Relaunched

April 26, 2022 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Point In Time Map Logo

Child Care Aware of Kansas connects everyone with a stake in child care — families, child care providers, businesses, local and state leaders, and community members — to the information and ideas they need to take action. We work to empower communities to tackle the lack of

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Being Mindful of Family Wellness in the Digital Age

March 28, 2022 | By Kelly Cain-Swart
family together using electronics

In our search to do just that with our own families we have discovered five apps that just might help families answer that age-old question: “What should we do

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