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Kansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems
By KS Dept. of Health and Environment, Maternal and Child Health Dept.; KS Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund; KS Dept. of Social and Rehabilitative Services; KS State Dept. of Education; KS Action for Children; KS Health Foundation; KS Governor's Office , Eds.
September
2005
Summary: This document presents the Kansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems plan. The plan is organized into the following five goals to provide children (aged birth through five years) with the resources they need to succeed in school and life: (1) ensure that all Kansas children have health insurance and access to medical providers; (2) integrate mental health and social-emotional development into the early childhood system in Kansas; (3) develop a comprehensive and coordinated early childhood care and education system in Kansas for children (aged birth through five years); (4) educate and mentor parents about childhood health, development, and education; and (5) promote a system that helps families develop and utilize both intellectual and material resources to prepare their children for school and life. School readiness provides the framework for the Kansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems plan work and builds on what is already known about preparing children to succeed. Several gaps are identified that influence the school readiness developmental domains of children: physical health, social-emotional development, communication and literacy, mathematical knowledge, and symbolic development.
Index Terms: Child Development, Early Learning Standards, Educational Quality, State Initiatives, System Building, Comprehensive Services, Health Care Access, Mental Health, School Readiness, Kansas
Publisher: KS Dept. of Health and Environment, Maternal and Child Health Dept
Publication Type: Reports (Descriptive)
Pages: 21 pages
Language: English
Availability
Maternal and Child Health
State Department of Health and Environment
Bureau for Children, Youth, and Families
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 220
Topeka,
Kansas
66612-1274
785-296-1310
FAX: 785-296-6553
http://www.kdheks.gov/bcyf/
10530 Rosehaven St., Suite 400 • Fairfax, VA 22030 | Phone: (800) 616-2242 • Fax: (800) 716-2242 • TTY: (800) 516-2242
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