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Where We’re Headed
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.
Strategic Plan Progress Dashboard
Read the full Strategic PlanPillar 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.
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.
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.
The Early Childhood Ecosystem Strategic Plan Progress Dashboard is where you can better understand the work happening locally and statewide to improve outcomes for young children and families in Kansas.
The dashboard displays data and bright spots around several strategic plan priority areas, such as:
- Collaborating to strengthen the early childhood ecosystem.
- Improving referrals and system navigation.
- Supporting the early childhood workforce.
- Expanding access for children and families.
- Increasing family engagement and voice.
This dashboard is updated regularly and continually growing to present the clearest possible view of ecosystem health and sustainability. Your input is needed! Do you have data, bright spots, or other insights into the progress and health of our ecosystem that could be shared through this dashboard? Connect with us to discuss possibilities!
Our goal is to make data accessible and actionable for communities, partners, policymakers, and parents/caregivers working to ensure all young children and families thrive.
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