Agency: Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) – Child Care Licensing Program
Website: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov
Description: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment licenses and regulates child care centers, family child care homes, preschools, and school-age programs. The department provides licensing regulations, inspections, provider resources, forms, and compliance guidance.
Program: Links to Quality
Website: https://www.linkstoquality.org
Description: Links to Quality is Kansas' Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), helping early childhood programs improve quality through coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and continuous quality improvement.
Registry: Kansas Early Childhood Professional Record (KECPR)
Website: https://www.kansascore.org
Description: Kansas' professional development registry allows early childhood professionals to maintain training records, document education and credentials, and support career advancement.
Organization: Child Care Aware® of Kansas
Website: https://ks.childcareaware.org
Description: Kansas' statewide Child Care Resource & Referral network provides referrals, coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and business support for child care providers and families.
Organization: Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children (KSAEYC)
Website: https://ksaeyc.net
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, conferences, networking, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities.
Organization: Kansas State Department of Education – Child Nutrition & Wellness
Website: https://www.kn-eat.org
Description: Administers Kansas' Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing reimbursement, nutrition guidance, training, and technical assistance.
Agency: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Website: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete fingerprint-based criminal history and child abuse registry checks before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: Kansas Preschool Pilot (KPP)
Website: https://www.ksde.org
Description: The Kansas Preschool Pilot Program provides high-quality preschool opportunities for eligible children and supports school readiness initiatives across the state.
Program: Tiny-K
Website: https://www.ksde.org
Description: Tiny-K provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities while supporting families through coordinated services.
Organization: Child Care Aware® of Kansas
Website: https://ks.childcareaware.org
Description: Provides workforce initiatives, scholarships, quality improvement supports, grants, and professional development opportunities for Kansas' early childhood professionals.
Training requirements include pediatric CPR and First Aid, health and safety, child abuse and neglect reporting, safe sleep, emergency preparedness, medication administration (when applicable), and ongoing professional development.
Website: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, regulations, background check information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout Kansas.
Agency: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) – Division of Regulated Child Care
Website: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/dcc
Description: The Division of Regulated Child Care licenses and regulates child care centers, family child care homes, preschool programs, and school-age programs throughout Kentucky. The division provides licensing regulations, inspections, provider resources, forms, and compliance guidance.
Program: Kentucky All STARS
Website: https://www.kentuckypartnership.org/allstars
Description: Kentucky All STARS is the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), recognizing programs committed to continuous quality improvement through coaching, professional development, technical assistance, and family engagement.
Registry: ECE-TRIS (Early Care and Education Training Records Information System)
Website: https://www.kentuckyregistry.org
Description: Kentucky's professional development registry allows early childhood professionals to maintain training records, document credentials, register for approved training, and support career advancement.
Organization: Child Care Aware® of Kentucky
Website: https://www.childcareawareky.org
Description: Kentucky's Child Care Resource & Referral network provides referrals, coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and business support for child care providers and families.
Organization: Kentucky Association for the Education of Young Children (KAEYC)
Website: https://www.kaeyc.org
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, conferences, networking, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities.
Organization: Kentucky Department of Education – Division of School & Community Nutrition
Website: https://education.ky.gov
Description: Administers Kentucky's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing reimbursement, nutrition guidance, training, and technical assistance.
Agency: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Website: https://chfs.ky.gov
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete criminal background checks, fingerprinting, and child abuse and neglect registry checks before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: Kentucky Preschool Program
Website: https://education.ky.gov
Description: Kentucky's state-funded preschool program provides high-quality early learning opportunities for eligible three- and four-year-old children.
Program: First Steps
Website: https://www.firststeps.ky.gov
Description: Kentucky's First Steps Program provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities while supporting families through coordinated services.
Organization: Kentucky Partnership for Early Childhood Services
Website: https://www.kentuckypartnership.org
Description: Provides workforce initiatives, scholarships, quality improvement supports, grants, and professional development opportunities for Kentucky's early childhood professionals.
Training requirements include pediatric CPR and First Aid, health and safety, child abuse and neglect reporting, safe sleep, emergency preparedness, medication administration (when applicable), and ongoing professional development. Training records are maintained through ECE-TRIS.
Website: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/dcc
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, regulations, background check information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/dcc
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout Kentucky.
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