We used our monthly webinars as online-listening sessions to gather the latest boots-on-the-ground input from parents and providers and to initiate steps in response.
Monthly Early Childhood Systems-Building Webinars
Spotlight
The Imagination Library of Kansas Now Reaches More Than 75,000 ChildrenAugust marks the first anniversary of Imagination Library of Kansas Day, proclaimed by Governor Kelly on August 14, 2023. […]
Available funding for investments in community multi-purpose facilitiesThe Capital Projects Fund Accelerator will award $38 million in grants to expand on the state’s efforts to create new licensed child care slots while adding space to enable work, health monitoring, and education supports. […]
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Kansas Statewide Expansion CelebrationWatch the full celebration of the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Kansas. […]
Nearly $43.6 Million Child Care Capacity Accelerator grants fundedAccelerator grant funding awarded to 52 Kansas community organizations and partnerships and are expected to create over 4,200 new childcare seats across Kansas. […]
Innovation CommunitiesChild Care Innovation Communities is a competitive add-on to the Child Care Capacity Accelerator Community Grant. Innovation Communities will work collaboratively with other communities across Kansas to pilot specific strategies to expand child care capacity that meet the unique needs of their families. […]