New 2024 Strategic Plan
In August 2024, the Kansas Children’s Cabinet approved the 2024 All In For Kansas Kids Strategic Plan. Building on the progress of recent years and in response to the 2024 All In For Kansas Kids Needs Assessment, this plan charts the path forward for all of us in the Kansas early childhood ecosystem.
You can view and download the full plan and read about each of its three pillars below, or you can download a summary.
Read the full Strategic Plan
Pillar 1
Ecosystem
With a focus on family well-being in addition to services that directly support young children, partners across our early childhood ecosystem are collaborating more than ever before. Kansas leaders have been shifting from insulated work within individual state agencies and moving toward more unified decision making, data sharing, and cross-cutting solutions. Goals and actions in this pillar are crafted to guide continued collaboration and to prioritize child and family well-being most efficiently to meet a wide range of needs. This Pillar is also about nurturing the ecosystem by creating new resources, increasing capacity, forming public-private partnerships, and using data to improve outcomes for all Kansas children and families.
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Pillar 2
Workforce & Environments
The early childhood workforce encompasses a range of professional fields including child care workers, early educators and administrators, early intervention specialists, and home visitors. We also recognize the importance of ensuring families have access to services traditionally provided by public health and behavioral health professionals. Goals and actions in the Early Childhood Workforce and Environments pillar aim to recruit, retain, and elevate high-quality professionals while also enhancing the learning environment of the children they work with.
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Pillar 3
Experiences of Children & Families
The experiences of children and families help us gauge the health and agility of the Kansas Early Childhood Ecosystem. Meaningful family engagement is foundational. Because the experiences of children and families are influenced by many factors—their demographics, where they live and work, what services and supports they seek—engagement of families from across the state creates vital input for producing better outcomes for all Kansans.
Read Pillar 3 Goals