Child Care Aware of South Central Kansas 2010 Annual Report

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Child Care Aware of

South Central K ansas

a program of

2010

Annual Report

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For Kansas Childrenor Kansas Children

District Officeistrict Off ice SDASDAProvides services to ea rly childhood educators andcommunity partn ers in 11 counties:

TrainingTechnical assista nceRe ferral listin gResources and data collection

Call Centerall Center SDASDAProv ide s child care referral service s to 53 countie sin Southe rn Ka nsa s

Everyday, thousa nds of Ka nsa ns takecare of Americas most precious resource...

children. Child Care Aware of South Centra lKansas gives early childhood professionalsthe resou rces to in crease the qu ality of care,in addition families rece ive tools to identifyand se lect the best caregiver for the ir child.

-Ma rilee Haney,Senior Manager, Resource Services

Child Care Aware of South Central Kansas is a program of Child Start.hild Care Aware of South Central Kansas is a program of Child Start.Two service delivery areas (SDAs) a re served by the program:wo service de livery areas (SDAs) are se rved by the program:

NOTE: To save space, Child Care Aware of South Central Kansas hasbeen shortened to Child Care Aware for the purposes of this report.



2010 Brought Change and New010 Brought Change and NewOpportunities....pportunities....Lexies Law America n Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Fundi ng was awa rded to Child Care Aware to providefree trai ni ng for child care profe ssionals.

Infant/Toddler Recruitment Project -Kingma n County

New slot s for infants and toddlers were createdin Ki ngma n County Kansa s due in part to grants,in centives a nd on e-on-one coaching with a Child Care

Aware Infant/Toddler Recruitment Specia list.

This law increas ed protections for Ka nsa s childrenand supports families in making informed child carechoices. Since the passage of Lexies Law, KDHE hasfocused on transitioning all existing registered homesto licensed, as t he la w elimi nated the registeredfamily day care home category.

Lexies Law requi res th e Child Care Licensi ngProgram to develop additiona l hea lth, safety, andsupervision regulations for the protection of children.

E-Learning ProgramBeginning in 2010, early childhood professionals couldaccess trai nin g onlin e, an ytime through Child CareAware of Ka nsa s.

The Playground: An Onlin e CommunityOfficially lau nched i n Ma rch 2010, Th e Playgroundis an online commu nity for all audience s to receive

up to date information and conn ect with other local

professionals.

KACCRRA becomes Child Care Aware ofKansasAfte r 20 yea rs, KACCRRA retired its name andadopted th e new n ame of Child Care Aware ofKansas.



Child Care Aware provides professionalhild Care Aware provides professionaldevelopment to early childhoodevelopment to early childhoodprofessionalsrofessionalsIn 2010, 8,747 hours of professional development8,747 hours of professional development was provided to 3,145 attendees at Child CareAware in-service train ings.

In addition, 6,306 hou rs6,306 hours of Adult, Child & Infantt CPR/Choking, F irst Aid & Safety traini ngwere ta ken by over 1,000 early childhood professionals.

I: Child Growth & Development

II: Learning Environment & Curriculum

III: Child Observation & AssessmentIV: Families & Communities

V: Health, Safety, & Nutrition

VI: Interactions & Children

VII: Program Planning & Development

VIII: Professional Development & Leadership

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All Child Care Aware events a re based off CoreCompetencies for Early Care and Education Professionalsin Ka nsas and Missouri. Core Competencies def in e whatprofessionals need to know a nd be able to do to providequality care and education.

Traini ng topics presented in 2010


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What will you do differently as a resu lt of this training?What will you do differently as a resu lt of this training?

Location of event

participants

Tag cloud based on the responses on professional development event evaluations

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Sedgwick

Other

Counties

Sumner

Rice

Reno

McPherson

Marion

Kingman

Harvey

Harper

Cowley

Butler

The trai ni ngs Child Care Aware providesThe trainings Child Care Aware provide sha s enabled my staff to provide a higherhas enabled my staff to provide a higherlevel of care than ever before.level of care than ever before.-Anonymous Director-Anonymou s Director,from event evaluationsfrom event evalu ations


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Child Care Aware provides caregivers

with the resou rces and individualhelp to increase the quality of care

Kansa s Quality Rating Improvement System(KQRIS)

Infant/Toddler Recruitment ProgramThe Infant/Toddler Recruitment program increased slots in Kingma nand Harvey Counties for infants and toddlers in 2010 Participants in thisprogram received grants, training, observations and one-on-one coaching

from the Child Care Aware Infant/Toddler Recruitment Specia lists.

KQRIS is a 5-Sta r qua lity rati ng system for child care centers, preschools,Head Sta rt facilitie s, faith-based preschool programs and family child

care homes.

Participati ng child care programs rece ive a compreh en sive assessmentthat results in a 1-5 Star Quality Rating with 5 Stars as the highest possiblerating.

Specia l Projects

Child Care Aware provided 5,000 insta nces of coaching and technica lassistance to parents, early childhood professionals, and commu nity

members in 2010.

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The PlaygroundOpened in 2010, the Playground is

Child Starts online community thatallows parents, providers, community,and Child Start staff to interact,sha re information and stories, andlea rn about local events.

Currently, the Pla yground hasover 150 members and rece ives anaverage of 300 visits a month.

Technical Assistance and Coaching (TA)Child care professionals may run into

situations that are diff icu lt to resolve. ChildCare Aware Specia lists he lp them tacklethe se situ ations and answer questionsto help provide a high quality learni ngenvironment for children of all age s. The

graph to the left shows how TA was offered

in 2010.

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in 2010.

Phone Email

In Person

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Child Care Aware helps families

identify quality child care and makeinformed choicesIn 2010, Child Care Aware he lped over 7000 parents seeking child care referrals andIn 2010, Child Care Aware he lped over 7,000 parents seeking child care referra ls a ndinformation on qu ality child care.information on qu ality child care.Parents have 3 option s to sea rch for child care through Child Care AwareParents have 3 options to sea rch for child care th rough Child Ca re Aware:

Calling the Child Care Aware toll-free number: 1.800.684. 3962Completing an online form to submit to the Call Center Referra l CounselorsSearching for child care onlin e usi ng th e NACCRRAware onlin e search

Y our counselors were very nice and helpfu l.They made me feel like they really caredabout he lpi ng me f in d the perfect day careprovide r for my baby. They are very goodat what they do! - Anonymou s parent from

family su rvey

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200

400

600

800

1000

DecNovOctSepAugJulyJunMayAprMarFebJan

Parent child care referral calls

by month in 2010

Family Child Care

Group Home

Center-based

The service was great! It he lped me f indchild care when I wasn't rea lly su re where togo or what to look for!

- Anonymou s parent from family survey

No

Yes

80 families who used the referral service were asked:80 families who used th e referra l service were asked:

Do you feel more informed about quality childcare because of the information you received?-responses from family survey

The Referral program has over 3,000providers to refer to families sea rchingfor care, divided out by the following care

types:

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Child Care Aware collaborates with the

community to impact Kansas childrenChild Care Aware staff attended an average of 14 communitymeetings a month during 2010.

The meetings help align the goals of the community to makechildren and families a number one priority in Kansa s.

Child Care Awarecommunicates regularly with

over 200 orga nizations locatedthroughout the district off ice

service de livery area.

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Growing With Children & Directors Chair Conferences

Child Care Aware and Early ChildhoodDirectors Orga nization (ECDO) come togetherto bring the largest annual early childhoodconference in K ansas. This is Child CareAware of South Central Kansa ss an nualfundraiser.

Over 300 early childhood professionalsattended the 2010 Growing With Childrenand Directors Chair Conference. This event

offered 27 se ssions for attendees to choosefrom.

Over $8,000 was raised from this event forChild Care Aware.

I enjoy attendi ng theconference every year!

The food is great, alongwith the vendors, and I enjoy

being able to get 6 hou rs ofin-se rvice all in one day!

- Growing With Children 2010conference attendee, from

GWC evaluation

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Child Care Aware leverages fu nding

from multiple sou rces to providequality services

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In 2010, Child Ca re Aware rece ived funding directly from the followi ng sou rces: Child Care Aware of Kansa s United Way of the Plains

Smart Sta rt of Reno Cou nty (Substitute Service)

The above funders rece ive funding from mu ltiple sou rces and pass them on to Child Care Aware. Th esesources include K ansa s Department of Social an d Reha bilitation Services, Ka nsa s Childrens Cabinet andTrust Fund, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Early Childhood Associate Apprenticeship Program

and ma ny other gen erous organizations a nd individua ls .

Self SupportIn addition to grants, Child Care Aware rai ses income to cha nnel back i nto the program through th efollowing programs and events:

Growing With Children: Annu al professiona ldevelopment conference and fundrai ser.

Professional Development: Fee s paid by eventparticipants are fed directly back into offering the professional development events.

Caring 4 K ids: Substitute childcare prov ide r program that prov ide squa lifi ed substitute s to child carefacilities.


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About Child Care Resou rce & Referra l

programs

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Child Care Aware of South Centra l Kansa s is one of 7 in dependent Child Care Resou rce & ReferralAgencie s (CCR&Rs) providi ng services to all 105 counties in K ansa s. CCR&R is the nationwide in itiativethat promotes and supports th e availa bility of afforda ble, qua lity child care and ea rly learni ng services.

Child Care Aware of Kansa s is the admin istrator of the statewide ChildCare Resou rce and Referra l (CCR&R) network in Kansa s. They supportfamilies and early childhood professionals all across Kansas through the localCCR&Rs.

CCR&Rs document child care needs and trends by...

Acting as ma in sou rces of information about local supply and demand of child care.

CCR&Rs bridge child care and education by...Providing valu able techn ical assista nce conta cts to communities a bout the i mporta nce betweenearly learning and later success in school and by sharing written material.

CCR&Rs improve th e quality of child care by...

Supporting providers by offering p rofessional development events on diverse topics su ch asinteractin g with children, child growth a nd development and sou nd busi ne ss practices.

Reaching out to providers with techn ical assista nce contacts du ring on-site visits, phoneconversations, ema ils an d through written mate ria l.

CCR&Rs support families who raise healthy children by...

Reaching out to parents by offering opportu nities for tech nical assista nce and written materia l.Refe rrin g families to local parenting workshops or support with he lpfu l child developmentinformation.


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Early education is essentia l to reaching ou r goals for K-12educationand our nations economy. Quality educationoutcomes sta rt with quality early childhood edu cation.

Quality early education for children from birth to age f ive

prevents the achievement gap, increases school readin essand builds a solid foundation for college, career and lifesuccess.

The choice is clear. America can continue to remediatefrom kinderga rten th rough high school a nd beyond. Or, itcan recognize that education sta rts at birth and investin the fou ndation needed to develop a highly capable,adaptive and productive citizen. Start building a betterUS and invest in Americas greate st resou rceits people.

-InvestInUs.org

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Amitai Delgado,mitai Delgado,Program Ma na gement Assista nt

Clairissa Maddy,lairissa Maddy,Senior Mana ger,

Call Center

Lynda Demelynda DemelCall Center Re ferral Cou nse lor

Shirley Lewishirley LewisCall Center Re ferral Cou nse lor

Cheryl Dunn,heryl Dunn,Outreach Director

Siophi Shephe rdiophi ShepherdSchedu ling Specialist

Melissa Buch eelissa BucheData Specia list

Lindy Whitein dy WhiteWorkshop Clerk

Substitute Serviceubstitute ServiceSubstitutes

Marilee Haneyarilee HaneySenior Mana ger,Resource Services

Amber Ivesmber IvesI/T Recruitment Specialist

Jackie Tann erackie Tann erKQRIS Coach

Jacquette Thompsonacquette ThompsonProfessional Development Specialist

Bev Adamsev AdamsKQRIS Coach

Polly Banksolly BanksI/T Recruitment Specialist

Crysta l Frank srystal FranksInfant/Toddler Specia list

Glenda Higbeelenda HigbeeInfant/Toddler Specia list

Tanya Husslema nanya Husslema nInfant/Toddler Specia list

Marcy Conearcy ConeSenior Manager,Early Childhood

Child Care Aware is comprised ofhild Care Aware is comprised ofprofessionals ready to help....rofessionals ready to help....

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Child Care Aware of South Central K ansas

Child Care Aware of

South Central K ansa s

Contact Us:

316-682-1853

1-800-684-3962

Advocate s for rights of parents and children to have access to

afforda ble, high quality child ca re, through safe, nurtu ring

environments. In addition, Child Care Aware advocate s for rights of

children to rea ch kinderga rten ready to su cceed.

Documents

Child Care Aware of South Central Kansas 2010 Annual Report