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2012 Next Steps
KELC Partner Webinar
Tuesday January 17th

Thank you for joining the webinar! If you missed it you can click on the presentation below and access the replay by calling in.

REPLAY 1-800-868-1837 *61585353#
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Other Resources:
--2012 Partnership Agreement
--Meeting Sign-in Sheet
--Child Care Aware ITRP Overview
--Child Care Aware KQRIS Overview
--KHSA Overview
--KCSL Healthy Families Overview
--KAIMH Overview
--KPATA Overview
--KDEC Overview
--Strengthening Families Resources
--Protective Factors Surveys

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About KELC

The Kansas Early Learning Collaborative, KELC, is a unique partnership among six statewide early learning organizations funded by a Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) from the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund (KCCTF).

Vision: families are strong and children are prepared to succeed in school and life

Mission: promoting community-based early learning systems which collectively benefit children and families

Why Collaboration?
Across sectors, collaboration has been consistently adopted as an approach to addressing complex problems. In a study of the impact of collaboration in early care and education, Selden and his colleagues found that "in addition to it's impact on management and program processes, collaboration had a direct impact on the experiences of clients. Parents whose children were served through these collaborations believed they had a positive impact on school readiness, controlling for other factors that might influence school readiness." (Selden, et al 2006).

The six early learning organizations:

The 12 focus counties:

Counties were chosen in 2009 based on risk factor data and county's willingness to participate. See 2011 updated risk factor data here.