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Keeping Food Fun, Healthy, and Safe for Child Care Programs

August 24, 2023 | By Erica Goldsby
Child Care Food Healthy

The dining table in your child care program is an opportunity for so many positive interactions from practicing social cues through conversation, to trying new foods, to children learning responsibility with a job like setting the

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For Providers

Is Your Child Care Program Breastfeeding Friendly?

August 3, 2023 | By Jessica Strawn
Child Care Program Breastfeeding

The Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition maintains a list of child care providers across our state who have been designated as breastfeeding friendly.

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For Families

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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For Families

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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For Families

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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For Communities

Taking Baby Steps to Expand Care for Infants and Toddlers

July 19, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Taking baby steps to expand care for infants and toddlers

Baby Steps is an innovative pilot that seeks not only to offset the revenue lost by caring for infants and toddlers, but also to bring family child care providers’ incomes closer to what might be considered a “livable”

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For Families

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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For Providers

Free Resources at Your Fingertips

July 6, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Free resources for child care providers

You can rely on ECE Resources Kansas to keep a lot of important information saved for you in one

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For Providers

Helping New Providers Set Up Their Businesses

July 6, 2023 | By Jessica Soto-Botello
Helping New Providers

The Child Care Health Consultant Start-Up program is dedicated to welcoming new providers to the child care

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For Families

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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For Providers

One Provider’s Experience with Child Care Management Software

June 19, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
young woman using child care management software on computer

Julie Schwarz, owner of Thunderhawk Daycare in Grinnell, Kansas, shares her opinion on the KidKare software and how her program has benefitted from

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For Providers

6 Easy Steps for Gardening in Early Childhood Education

June 16, 2023 | By Jessica Strawn

Add a little bit of homegrown flavor to your child care program’s kitchen

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For Providers

A Simple Formula for Child Care Business Success

May 31, 2023 | By Louise Stoney
A simple formula for child care business success

The Iron Triangle of Early Care and Education Finance is a simple formula to help busy child care providers stay on track.

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For Providers

Learning Communities for Child Care Providers

May 17, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Learning Communities for Child Care Providers

A learning community is a peer support network of early childhood professionals who meet on a regular basis to work toward shared goals.

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For Providers

Shared Business Services for Providers Save Time and Money

May 12, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Shared Business Services - Successful professional teacher of nursery school looking at camera. BIPOC Provider

Shared Service Networks offer child care providers the opportunity to strengthen their business practices while focusing on what is the most important — the children.

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For Providers

Allergy and Asthma Awareness 

May 2, 2023 | By Erica Goldsby
Allergy and Asthma Awareness 

It is important you know the health history and conditions of the children in your child care program so you can help keep them safe and appropriately meet their

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For Providers

How to Combat Stress in Your Program

April 13, 2023 | By Jessica Strawn

It can be challenging to know what you can do to best support yourself, your staff, and your children during hard

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For Providers

The Importance of Sleep for Health

March 8, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Importance of Sleep, young child sleeping

The Importance of Sleep March 17, 2023 is not just a day to wear green!  It’s also a nationally recognized day to acknowledge the many health benefits of sleep. How Does Sleep Impact Children? Sleep is a critical component of health for children.  The amount of sleep a child

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For Providers

Preparing for Severe Weather and Tornado Season

March 2, 2023 | By Rachel Fisher
Preparing for Severe Weather Dramatic thunderstorm cumulonimbus cloud with lightning over a field in Kansas. Weather and climate concept.

There are some simple steps you can take to prepare yourself, your family, and the children you care

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For Communities

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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For Providers

Providing Quality Child Care in Kansas

February 9, 2023 | By Kim McGinn
Quality Child Care in Kansas

Quality child care prepares children ready to flourish in school and in everyday life. Research has proven that high-quality child care leads to tremendous school

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For Providers

How Program Administration Makes Providers’ Jobs Easier

February 7, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Program Administration Child Care

Program Administration Support is designed to help improve the quality of your business practices.

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For Providers

The Benefits of Toothbrushing in Early Childhood Education 

February 7, 2023 | By Erica Goldsby
Benefits of Toothbrushing

Kids with cavities miss school and have missed opportunities. Pain and infection from untreated cavities can lead to problems with eating, speaking, and

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For Providers

How to Become a Child Care Provider

February 3, 2023 | By Lisa Johnson
Become a Child Care Provider

Our child care health consultants are ready to help you tackle your child care start-up

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For Communities

How Family Child Care Providers Can Become Advocates

January 24, 2023 | By Angie Carnes
providers can become advocates

Advocacy is not one-size-fits all. You can use your talents and your experience to make a

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For Families

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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For Families

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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For Providers

How to Support Children with Birth Defects

January 3, 2023 | By Erica Goldsby
birth defect awareness month. Doctor holding a blue and pink ribbon.

Child care providers have a unique opportunity to play a critical role in preventing and early identification of birth defects.

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For Communities

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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For Providers

Fight Illness Spread During This Flu Season 

December 1, 2022 | By Erica Goldsby
illness prevention in childcare. Sick child being cared for by caregiver.

Disease mitigation strategies are some of the most important things providers can do to help keep illness at

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For Providers

Empower and Support Families by Earning Their Trust

November 22, 2022 | By Carla Whiteside-Hicks
Support Families

There is a growing body of research indicating that — when families are actively engaged in their child’s learning — children experience positive, lifelong

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