Child Care Zones Launch Party
đź“… Friday, January 30
⏰ 4:30 PM
đź“Ť Arkansas City Public Library
đź“… Tuesday, February 3
⏰ 6:00-7:30  PM
đź“Ť Lone Chief Cabin at Riverside Park, 1800 Wells Dr, Independence
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February 7 | 9am–4pm | Winfield
Does challenging behavior from children have you at your wits’ end?
Join us for the first session of a 4-part Conscious Discipline training series, where you’ll learn how to respond to behavior in ways that create safety, connection, and cooperation — instead of power struggles and burnout.
Open to families and early childhood providers
6 hours of CEUs available
Lunch provided
Stipends available (limited)
Attend just this session or join the full series
First United Methodist Church | 1000 Millington Street | Winfield
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Whether your work touches early childhood through education, business, local government, libraries, or community service, your presence and support matter. If you’re able to join us, we’d love to welcome you. If not, we look forward to sharing more as this work moves forward.
Thank you for all you do to support families and communities in South Central Kansas.
The Child Care Zones program is demonstrating that community-driven innovation can help solve complex child care challenges when local partners and statewide systems align. Each zone is piloting creative strategies designed to address workforce shortages, expand access for families and strengthen business
models. Local innovations are helping shape frameworks for sustainable child care solutions across Kansas.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment launched the Child Care Zones program in 2025 to support communities working to address local child care issues. Child Care Zones are funded by a federal Preschool Development Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant, awarded to Kansas in 2024 and administered by the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund. While these grants will formally conclude in late 2026, communities are developing plans to sustain components.
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