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KELC Conference
Information
Register now for the KELC First Annual Conference, "Building Connections for Kansas Children and Families" on November 13th in Salina, KS.
- There is no registration cost.
- Breakfast and Lunch on the 13th will be provided.
- Learn about collaboration in Kansas with an array of early childhood services!
- Learn practical skills to use in providing early childhood services!
- Connect with others during this exciting Networking Opportunity!
View our brochure,
or click to register online HERE!
KELC Mission & Goals
- Expand and enhance high-quality, research-based services to pregnant women, infants and toddlers in un-served and underserved communities.
- Integrate prenatal to age 5 services in communities through a collaborative systems model, such as a centralized referral system, common outcomes and shared resources.
- Increase the number of qualified professionals providing early care and education services to infants and toddlers.
- Embed inclusion throughout the infant/toddler service delivery system.
- Strengthen mental health consulting services and embed social-emotional development into birth to five early learning settings.
- Expand the use of the Kansas quality rating system to increase quality and to support more informed decision making by parents.
Outcomes of the KELC service delivery will be measured and evaluated for effectiveness by a professional evaluator and the Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund.
KELC also implements many components of the Kansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Plan (KECCS) and Kansas Strengthening Families Plan (SFP).
Providers & Partners
We want you to share your success stories! Send us a short story and a picture of a family or child you've helped - have it listed here on our website!
Please don't send last names or confidential information! Contact us for more information!
