Kansas governor signs legislation to expand child care access, create Office of Early Childhood

Kansas will carve out religious vaccine exemptions as it eases some child care regulations - Garden City Telegram

BY DAVID CAUDILLKPR/Kansas News Service Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill aimed at improving access to child care and other early childhood services.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Kansas governor signs legislation to expand child care access, create Office of Early Childhood

TOPEKA — Surrounded by the shouts and chatter of children playing, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed legislation consolidating the state’s early childhood services under one department and supporting creation of more child care openings. “When I ran for…

Governor signs bills offering data center incentives; preserving housing credit and more

Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday signed a bill that preserves a state tax credit created to encourage construction of affordable housing in Kansas. On the last day of the legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill that scaled back a program that was targeted for elimination because of cost. The bill passed 98-23 in the House and 33-7 in the Senate. The . . . SSJ This content is restricted to subscribers. Click here to subscribe. Already a subscriber…

Kelly signs child care access bill - The Iola Register

A bipartisan child care access bill became state law Thursday as Gov. Laura Kelly signed the bill, which creates the Office of Early Childhood. The measure consolidates programs having to do with children, child care and other issues. TOPEKA — Surrounded by the shouts and chatter of children playing, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed legislation consolidating the state’s early childhood services under one department and supporting creat…

Kelly Signs Landmark Bipartisan Early Childhood Legislation   – Newstalk KZRG

TOPEKA—Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday signed , the first of her second term. The task force, comprised of bipartisan leaders and experts, spent a year reviewing Kansas’ current early childhood system and developed this consolidation structure. Through collaboration between the Governor’s Office and legislative leaders, similar legislation was consideration during the 2024 Legislative Session but was not enacted. Through partnership with the L…

New hub at W to bring early learning to ‘next level’

What began as a grassroots effort to support early childhood education in Lowndes County is now becoming a centralized initiative at the Mississippi University for Women, where the Center for Education is launching a program aimed at using data to create long-term impacts on child development. Funded by a $500,000 grant, the Wise Start Early Childhood Project, as well as the newly established Office of Early Childhood in which it’s housed, is in…