Quality early childhood education plays a pivotal role in the quality of life and economic health of a community. A lack of childcare options equates to fewer homes sold, fewer children in our schools, and recruiting difficulties for our businesses.
The Northwest Kansas Economic Innovation Center, Inc. (Innovation Center) provides a variety of services to assist communities in addressing their childcare needs and to provide childcare professionals working in the field.
Contact Childcare Program Specialist, Dana Stanton, to learn more about accessing these services.
Childcare Program Specialist, Dana Stanton will provide presentations on the topic of childcare to groups of all sizes. All presentations will include individualized community childcare statistics. For more information about scheduling a presentation for your group or organization, contact Stanton at danajstanton@nwkeici.org.
Description: This general presentation provides a description about the state of childcare (challenges, local solutions) and includes local childcare statistics. This general presentation is perfect for civic groups wanting a general overview of the childcare issue.
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes.
Description: This presentation offers local childcare statistics, examples of how other communities addressed their childcare needs, available resources, and action steps. This presentation is a perfect first step for community groups that want to develop a plan to address their childcare needs.
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes.
Description: This presentation is for school districts wanting more information on operating a childcare facility. The presentation includes local childcare statistics, examples of how other school districts addressed their childcare needs, basic expectations, available resources, and action steps.
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes.
Description: This presentation provides information on how the business community can support their local childcare providers. This presentation is perfect for Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Organizations, and civic groups.
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes.
Description: We can create a customized presentation to provide information about community-level childcare initiatives. This presentation is perfect for community forums and meetings.
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes.
Not sure how to tackle your community childcare needs? We will help your community formulate a plan to determine and address your specific needs.
Want to apply for a grant to support your childcare project, but don’t have the time or expertise? The Innovation Center provides two contractual childcare grant writers to help with this process.
Grantees (the organization or individual applying for the grant) will work with Childcare Program Specialist Dana Stanton to develop the needed details for their childcare project including a grant budget. Each grantee is responsible for completing a grant information sheet.
Childcare Provider Appreciation day is celebrated the Friday before Mother’s Day. Please contact our Childcare Program Specialist to develop ways to honor the childcare providers in your community.
The Kansas Housing Cooperative Program is on its way to helping families build new homes in Northwest Kansas. Stay tuned as we finalize the details of this exciting initiative. Check back soon for more information!
