A blog from Child Care Aware of Kansas
With articles by leaders and experts in the field — as well as our experienced staff — the blog offers the latest research, innovative ideas, and proven solutions related to early care and education in Kansas.
Plus, we’ve got practical tips for parents and providers about how to offer young children the best possible start in life.
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 family.
Mealtime creates plenty of wonderful opportunities to provide children with education and social-emotional development.
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 meals.
Toxic stress and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are major influences on a child’s overall development — affecting school readiness, student success, physical and mental health, and other factors.
If you’re interested in starting a wellness program at your child care facility, consider these tips and ideas.
Our government should prioritize health policy that gives every Kansas kid the opportunity to grow up healthy and thrive.
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 transitioning between child care and
General hygiene guidelines such as sanitizing, disinfecting, and excluding for signs/symptoms of illness in the Early Child Care Environment are still effective ways to prevent disease transmission.
Your position comes with great responsibility for little ones. But have you forgotten about the great responsibility you have for yourself?
Unfortunately, our everyday environments, including child care settings, may expose us to dangerous pesticides and lead, among other environmental hazards, that can impede a child’s mental or physical well-being.
Encouraging parents to keep their child’s vaccinations up to date is an important way to ensure that the children in your program remain healthy and protected against serious diseases.
As we head into back-to-school season, it’s time to think about preparing your program for the departure of school-aged children.
Here are some easy ways you can help your children, their teachers, and their child care providers make the transition from summer to school.
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 adolescents.
Strengthening ECE systems for health takes time, but we have identified a few key strategies to help state and local leaders get started.
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