KELC Collaboration Partners
The Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (KACCRRA) is the network of seven child care resource and referral agencies that serves all 105 counties in Kansas. KACCRRA ensures that families have access to affordable, high-quality child care through child care referrals and consumer education. KACCRRA supports child care programs and providers through statewide quality initiatives.
KACCRRA Website
The Kansas Association for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health (KAIMH) is an association of professionals who are concerned with the emotional development of infants, toddlers, and families through relationship-based training and advocacy efforts. Founded in 1995, KAIMH has three goals:
- to encourage the realization that infancy is a critical period in the psychosocial/emotional development of individuals
- to disseminate knowledge to its members and to combat the sense of isolation of those disciplines working in the infancy field
- to provide information to the general public, which will enhance awareness and bring to public attention the psychosocial/emotional needs of children in their first years of life.
KAIMH Website
The Kansas Children’s Service League (KCSL) is a statewide not-for-profit agency standing on 115 years of tradition, strengthened by a mission to protect and promote the well being of children. KCSL provides Healthy Families America, a voluntary program that assists new parents who are overburdened by stress factors. This national program model has been proven successful in promoting healthy child development; increasing parent/child interaction; preventing child abuse and neglect; and helping families link with necessary community resources.
KCSL Website
The Kansas Division for Early Childhood (KDEC) has a mission to promote the education of young children with exceptional needs and to encourage and promote professional growth and research as a means of better understanding the unique needs of young exceptional children. KDEC seeks to work with local communities to strengthen and enhance services with specific focus on inclusion of all children across all early childhood programs.
KDEC Website
The Kansas Head Start Association (KHSA) represents all 28 Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Kansas. These programs serve over 9,000 children and families in 86 counties, working toward dual goals of school-ready children and self-reliant families. KHSA works to strengthen early learning programs through advocacy, professional development and leadership, in collaboration with our state and local partners.
KHSA Website
The Kansas Parents as Teachers Association (KPATA) is a non-profit statewide organization created to provide networking, leadership, visibility, research, funding, and advocacy to build quality Parents as Teachers (PAT) programs. KPATA represents 232 school districts, home visiting programs, child care centers and homes that exclusively or braid any of the PAT research based curriculums into their program.
KPATA Website
