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 2012 Next Steps

Resources:
--2012 Partnership Agreement
--2012 Implementation Plan
--Meeting Sign-in Sheet
--Strengthening Families Resources
--Protective Factors Surveys
--Advocacy Resources
--Child Care Aware ITRP Overview
--Child Care Aware KQRIS Overview
--KHSA Overview
--KCSL Healthy Families Overview
--KAIMH Overview
--KPATA Overview
--KDEC Overview

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Child Care Aware of Kansas

2012 ITRP Overview & Contacts

2012 KQRIS Overview & Contacts

Child Care Aware of Kansas: Child Care Aware of Kansas (formerly KACCRRA) is the state network that supports the 7 regional child care resource and referral agencies in Kansas. They provide information to parents about available child care and how to contact child care providers, what quality child care includes, as well as other information about resources available to parents. Child Care Aware also provides support and training to child care providers.

• Infant/Toddler Recruitment Project (ITRP)  This project funds an infant/toddler recruitment specialist in each of the KELC counties to provide more slots for infant/toddler child care. The specialist also works with these providers to increase their professional development training, provide parent education opportunities, screening and assessment for children, and referrals to other family service providers. They also partner with Kansas Head Start Programs to creatively recruit child care providers.  
• Expansion of the Kansas Quality Rating Information System (KQRIS) In 5 Kansas counties (Finney, Saline, Sedgwick, Shawnee and Wyandotte) KQRIS grants provide child care centers with materials and equipment, professional development scholarships, salary supplements to stabilize the work force, on-site coaching, and leadership development. Quality rating information about centers may be published so parents in those counties have more information to choose quality child care providers.

Child Care Aware of Kansas

Leadership:

Leadell Ediger
Executive Director
Phone: 1-877-678-2548
leadell@ks.childcareaware.org

Angie Saenger
Deputy Director
Phone: 785-823-3343
angie@ks.childcareaware.org

Jennifer Hecker
Director, Quality Rating & Improvement System 
Phone: 785-823-3343
jennifer@ks.childcareaware.org

Kami Cohorst
Infant/Toddler Project Director
Phone: 1-877-678-2548
kami@ks.childcareaware.org