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Cultivating Mindfulness in Early Childhood Programs and Family Environments

March 14, 2024 | By LeAnn Woods

Implementing mindfulness in early childhood programs and family environments can have profound effects on children’s emotional wellbeing, cognitive development, and overall resilience.

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For Providers

Emergency Planning for Children with Special Health Care Needs: 5 Tips for Providers

March 7, 2024 | By Jessica Gable

Nearly 1 out of every 5 children in the United States has a special health care

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For Providers

Four Ways to Incorporate Heart Health in Child Care

February 1, 2024 | By Kim Siroky

Supporting a heart-healthy lifestyle early in life will help lower a child's cardiovascular risk for disease as they age and reinforce continued healthy behaviors later in

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For Providers

A Fresh Perspective on Child Care Business Policies

January 26, 2024 | By Heidi Collins

Refreshing policies for the new year can give a program an array of benefits. Creating policies for child care is essential to creating high-quality and long-standing programs, but that is only the first step.

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For Communities

How Businesses Can Use the Child Care Tax Credit

January 17, 2024 | By Jennifer Traffis

An engaged community group created a tax credit toolkit for Kansas

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For Communities

Community Solutions for the Child Care Crisis in 2024

January 17, 2024 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas

As we move into a new year, communities all over Kansas are working to implement local solutions to the child care crisis.

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For Providers

10 Recordkeeping and Tax Tips for New Family Child Care Providers

January 17, 2024 | By Tom Copeland

As a family child care provider, it’s important for you to become familiar with all the IRS requirements for filing your

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For Providers

Goals to Set for Your Child Care Business at the Start of the New Year

January 8, 2024 | By Jessica Gable
Child Care Management Software

This time of year, many of us reflect on the previous year and set resolutions or goals for the upcoming year! Regardless of your feelings about New Year's resolutions, it's a great idea to set professional goals for yourself and your child care business in 2024!

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For Communities

Joining Forces to Tackle Local Child Care Obstacles 

January 5, 2024 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas

Throughout Kansas, numerous communities are seeking increased child care options. Often, these enhancements require collaborative community efforts to tackle local obstacles that hinder the availability of child care slots.

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For Communities

A Guide to Addressing Local Child Care Needs

January 5, 2024 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas

Creating a plan to increase child care capacity in your community involves a thoughtful and strategic approach. This step-by-step guide was created to help your coalition develop an effective plan.

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For Families

5 Winter Recipe Ideas for Kids

December 1, 2023 | By Jessica Gable
5 Winter Recipe Ideas for Kids

With all the great reasons to incorporate seasonal foods into your program's menu, it's easy to see that seasonal recipes are good for your children's mind and appetite!

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For Providers

Why Equity is Key to Quality in Early Childhood Education

November 20, 2023 | By Bridget Banks

Many people, including educators, are becoming more aware of the impact of implicit bias in early childhood. These biases limit children’s opportunities to reach their full potential, and their learning is negatively impacted. Without addressing these biases, high-quality early

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For Communities

Support Child Care Aware of Kansas: Investing in the Future of Kansas through High-Quality Child Care

November 20, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Funding Impacts Child Care. Child Care Assistance

Your gift is a powerful investment in ensuring Kansas has access to high-quality child care for generations to

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For Families

Food Allergies in Childcare – Holiday Party Alternatives

November 8, 2023 | By Jessica Gable

There’s a lot of great things to celebrate during this time of year! When planning your holiday parties, do you think about the kids with food allergies in your

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For Families

How Child Care Software Can Elevate Your Child’s Early Education

November 6, 2023 | By Sarah Go

Child care administrators and teachers have to juggle a lot on a daily basis. Not only are they teaching young minds, but they’re also managing family communications, billing and enrollment, and everything in between. It can be challenging for families to find a program that does it all

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For Providers

A Free Playground for KS Providers – Child Care Management Software

November 6, 2023 | By Beny Mizrachi

Playground was purpose-built for child care providers to reduce tedious administrative work and free them to focus on what matters most — providing quality care for children.

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For Providers

A Network of Support for Providers

October 12, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Agency Map About US

Early childhood professionals need and deserve respect and support for the critically important work they do. Investing in state’s our early care and education professionals is critical to stemming the loss of child care spots and expanding access to families throughout the

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For Providers

5 Tips to Preventing Cavities in Childcare

October 5, 2023 | By Jessica Gable

Have you ever had a cavity? According to the CDC, more than 1 in 5 children aged 2 to 5 years has at least one cavity in their baby teeth. That’s a

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For Communities

Uniting for Change: Child Care Community Partnership Grants Support Child Care in Kansas

October 3, 2023 | By Taryn Daniels

In Kansas, just over 84,000 young children are potentially in need of child care. The shortage of affordable, high-quality child care in our state has far-reaching impacts on parents, employers, and communities across the state. Although these issues can be intimidating at first glance,

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Child Care Aware of Kansas and Healthy Blue Kansas Partner to Recruit New Child Care Providers

September 27, 2023 | By Child Care Aware of Kansas
Free resources for child care providers

In response to a critical shortage of 84,000 child care slots in the state, Child Care Aware of Kansas announced a new partnership with Healthy Blue Kansas to expand start-up stipends and health and safety grants for child care providers entering the profession.

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For Providers

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 Gable
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

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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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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