Kansas Office of Early Childhood promises streamlined programs, expanded access to childcare services - The Sentinel

Kansas Office of Early Childhood promises streamlined programs, expanded access to childcare services - The Sentinel

Kansas’ new Office of Early Childhood (OEC) will merge three departments and consolidate nearly 20 existing state programs serving children and families following Governor Laura Kelly’s signing into law House Bill 2045 which received overwhelming bipartisan support in the legislature. The new office will house child care licensing, child care subsidy, home visitation programs, and the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund. The new law also st…