Childcare
Looking for Child Care?
Contact Child Care Aware at the following numbers to access daycare information for all licensed day cares in Kansas. You can also visit the Child Care Aware website.
- Phone: 785-823-3343
- Phone: 877-678-2548
- Fx: ( 785-823-3385
Childcare Providers
Looking for CPR / First Aid classes? Please visit the Safety Training Solutions website or call the number below for more information. Saving lives is everyone's business.
- Kansas City Phone: 816-918-8159
- Topeka Phone: 785-430-7095
Early Education Portal Open
TOPEKA, Kan. - In 2010 the Kansas Legislature passed significant changes to the Child Care Act. Known collectively as Lexie's Law, the changes increased health and safety protections for children in childcare settings and provided an additional resource to assist Kansas families with selecting child care. As a result, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) established an online information dissemination system that allows families to review the compliance history of a current or potential childcare provider.
The information provided significantly increases the ability for Kansas families to research childcare facility compliance and make more informed childcare decisions. The online system can be accessed on the KDHE website.
How does Kansas Childcare Licensing Contribute?
- Supports Kansas families in their childcare choices
- Reduces the predictable health and safety risks to children in out-of-home care
- Increases the number of children who are fully immunized
- Promotes health and safety standards that help prevent communicable diseases and reduce injuries
Creating Childcare Partnerships
Childcare partnerships are created by:
- Parents who choose a licensed child care provider
- Providers who work with parents to meet each child's needs and who provide a healthy, safe and nurturing environment
- Surveyors who provide health, safety and child development information to providers and parents
Dickinson County Health Department Surveyor
https://www.rileycountyks.gov/1951/Apply-for-a-Childcare-License
Local Child Care Licensing Surveyor for Dickinson and Geary County:
Julia Minnich
785-776-4779 Ext 7678
Licensing
The original licensing law which was passed in 1919 placed the licensing authority with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The department administers the licensing law as a preventive program to assure that out-of-home care for children and maternity patients will not be exploitative, unsafe or unhealthy.
The main purpose of the law is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of children receiving care away from their parents and their home. The law is also a consumer protection law assuring parents that the care they are paying for meets minimum standards.
Looking for Child Care?
Contact Child Care Aware at the following numbers to access daycare information for all licensed day cares in Kansas. You can also visit the Child Care Aware website.
- Phone: 785-823-3343
- Phone: 877-678-2548
- Fx: ( 785-823-3385
Childcare Providers
Looking for CPR / First Aid classes? Please visit the Safety Training Solutions website or call the number below for more information. Saving lives is everyone's business.
- Kansas City Phone: 816-918-8159
- Topeka Phone: 785-430-7095
Early Education Portal Open
TOPEKA, Kan. - In 2010 the Kansas Legislature passed significant changes to the Child Care Act. Known collectively as Lexie's Law, the changes increased health and safety protections for children in childcare settings and provided an additional resource to assist Kansas families with selecting child care. As a result, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) established an online information dissemination system that allows families to review the compliance history of a current or potential childcare provider.
The information provided significantly increases the ability for Kansas families to research childcare facility compliance and make more informed childcare decisions. The online system can be accessed on the KDHE website.
How does Kansas Childcare Licensing Contribute?
- Supports Kansas families in their childcare choices
- Reduces the predictable health and safety risks to children in out-of-home care
- Increases the number of children who are fully immunized
- Promotes health and safety standards that help prevent communicable diseases and reduce injuries
Creating Childcare Partnerships
Childcare partnerships are created by:
- Parents who choose a licensed child care provider
- Providers who work with parents to meet each child's needs and who provide a healthy, safe and nurturing environment
- Surveyors who provide health, safety and child development information to providers and parents
Dickinson County Health Department Surveyor
https://www.rileycountyks.gov/1951/Apply-for-a-Childcare-License
Local Child Care Licensing Surveyor for Dickinson and Geary County:
Julia Minnich
785-776-4779 Ext 7678
Licensing
The original licensing law which was passed in 1919 placed the licensing authority with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The department administers the licensing law as a preventive program to assure that out-of-home care for children and maternity patients will not be exploitative, unsafe or unhealthy.
The main purpose of the law is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of children receiving care away from their parents and their home. The law is also a consumer protection law assuring parents that the care they are paying for meets minimum standards.