Early Childhood Focus

Price For Child Care Soars

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:23:34 PST

A new report by a national child care advocacy group shows what parents have known for a long time: High-quality child care, especially for babies, is expensive and hard to find.

Opinion: Lawmakers Would Hinder Kansas Child Care

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:56:29 PST

Kansas used to do a much better job than Missouri of regulating child-care centers. But the state really can�t make that claim anymore.

Standards to be Provided for Child Care Professionals

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:43:43 PST

Kansas is joining six other states that are providing a set of standards for people who work with children 6 and younger.

De Soto child care to expand

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:56:19 PST

Parents in De Soto soon will have another option when it comes to infant care.

State works to do better by child care

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:02:50 PST

Talk of stricter regulations or more teacher training brings up the tricky balance of child care regulation: Namely, how can Kansas ensure high-quality child care while keeping it available and affordable?

Tour seeks feedback on child care

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:30:32 PST

Child-care providers who want to see changes in the current child-care system can voice their opinions from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Plaza Inn, 1911 E. Kansas Ave., during a Kansas Department of Health and Environment listening tour.

Program supplies subs for child care centers

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:20:50 PST

A new program provides substitute child care employees to area child care centers. ERC Resource & Referral, a nonprofit agency, and Key Staffing, a for-profit employment agency, have created a partnership that provides trained and screened substitutes for child care centers in Shawnee County. A Capital Area Smart Start grant provides additional funding for the program, called Caring Connections.

Early childhood education beneficial to more than just children

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:24:43 PST