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Read the report with the Kansas Parent Research Initiative Results. Send your comments or feedback to Rebecca Gillam.
January 2010
Your Help is Needed: Early Childhood Environmental Scan
As part of the Kansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Plan and the Kansas Project LAUNCH Initiative, the Institute for Educational Research and Public Service in partnership with the Early Learning Coordinating Council is conducting an environmental scan of programs and services that target children ages birth through 8 and their families.
Please use the provided Word document to include information based on programs and services offered statewide by your agency or organization in FY09 (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009). For each early childhood program or service, include responses in a separate row. Directions for providing the required information are included in the first row of the table.
Contact Rebecca Gillam, KECCS Project Coordinator, with any questions. Please return the completed scan materials by Friday, February 5th by e-mail or fax (785-864-5212).
Early Learning Day is February 4th
Join early childhood partners from across the state in Topeka for Early Learning Day on Thursday, February 4, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Maner Conference Center (17th & Topeka Blvd.).
Early Learning Day includes opportunities to talk with your local legislators and provides you with training on how to effectively advocate for early learning programs. Haven’t met with your legislators before? You’ll be provided with the support you need during Early Learning Day, including assistance making the appointment, opportunities to meet with legislators as a group with other early learning advocates from your area, talking points, and tips.
Registration is required and space is limited. To register or for more information, visit the Kansas Coalition for School Readiness.
Funding Opportunities Available through SRS
The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services has posted a number of Requests for Proposals for early childhood programs and services with funding through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). Information is posted online. Bid numbers specific to early childhood programs include: 12772, 12764, and 12757.
Keep checking back for additional RFPs to be posted soon.
Reminder: Early Childhood PTA Conference
Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) are not just for school-age families! Come learn about how early childhood PTAs are working in communities around the state at the first ever Kansas PTA early childhood conference. In addition to sessions by national PTA and early childhood experts, CEO of the National PTA Association, Byron Garrett, will be facilitating a town hall meeting at the conference. Help contribute to the discussion on February 20, 2010 as you learn about a Kansas PTA that focuses on early childhood education.
Check the Kansas PTA website or contact Debbie Lawson (Kansas PTA President) or Cynthia Jarrold (Kansas PTA President-Elect) for more information.
Congratulations to the Kansas AAP Chapter
Congratulations to the Kansas American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter on their successful grant application for Healthy Futures Medication Administration in Child Care Curriculum.
As part of the project, the Kansas AAP Chapter will:
Visit the Kansas AAP online for more information about their work with kids and families in Kansas.
Upcoming Events, Conferences & Training Opportunities in Kansas
Do you have an event, conference or training coming up that would benefit other KECCS partners? Let us know, and we will promote it on the KECCS website and in the newsletter, the KECCS Update. Send information to keccs@ku.edu or contact Rebecca Gillam at (785) 864-7123.
