The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)'s Bureau of Family Health will be administering health and safety grants to assist childcare facilities in achieving regulatory compliance.
These grants play a pivotal role in ensuring childcare facilities remain operational and children in care have healthy, safe environments to thrive. The application will be open from September 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.
On an annual basis, USDA awards competitive Farm to School grants that support planning, developing, and implementing farm to school programs. USDA's Farm to School grants are an important way to help state, regional, and local organizations as they initiate, expand, and institutionalize farm to school efforts.
KidsGardening Grant Opportunities
KidsGardening offers a variety of grants to new and existing youth garden programs across the nation. Each funding opportunity has its own timeline, defining features, eligibility requirements, and reporting expectations.
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ECE Resources offers a treasure trove of sample forms, templates, sample policies, and great discounts on commonly used products and services to support child care providers operating more efficiently. You can register for a free account to get immediate access to all that is available.
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STEMIE is working to ensure that young children with disabilities are engaged in joyful and meaningful STEM learning experiences. Check out their resources on Learning Trajectories to up your STEM game at home and in child care spaces!
The mission of the Center for Inclusive Child Care is to be a centralized, comprehensive, and responsive resource network supporting quality care for children in community settings.
By participating in free professional development, teachers improve their practices and child outcomes each year with Salary supplements and on-site support.
Day Care Connection is an organization that administers the USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program to family child care providers.
The Family Conservancy is a sponsoring agency for the Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
CACFP helps family child care homes provide nutritious foods that contribute to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children.
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All Our Kin (AOK) offers financial resources, financial management and education training, and marketing and referral opportunities.
All services are bilingual in Spanish and English.
Ongoing series of conference-quality free webinars for early childhood educators. These engaging webinars are presented by many of the thought leaders and experts in the field of early care and education.
Explore free upcoming and on-demand webinars on best practices, strategies and tips, product training, and many more learning and development opportunities.
Training and events elevate the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the early childhood workforce and meet ever-changing industry requirements with competency-based professional development and technical assistance.
MARC’s Early Learning department in partnership with The Family Conservancy provides free professional development training opportunities and resources to promote early childhood education.
ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) offers online professional development courses for teachers and child care providers that meet state training requirements and are awarded IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Our Mission is to Empower Early Childhood Professionals with the Tools, Training, Resources, and Skills They Need to Prepare, Respond and Recover from Emergencies and Disasters.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research.