{"id":6765,"date":"2024-10-30T14:27:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T20:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/?p=6765"},"modified":"2024-12-03T14:44:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:44:21","slug":"ccsubsidy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/ccsubsidy\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Care Subsidies Provider Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-acfc65579464aa490847a2634be8fcff\" style=\"color:#1f2d4a\"><strong>The child care subsidy program, administered by the Kansas Department for Children and Families, is one of the most important tools used to address child care affordability in the state.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>However, just 12% of eligible families are participating in the program. Family participation in the program is tied to provider availability and provider participation in the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To gain insight as to why providers participate or not, the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund partnered with Kansas State University to survey Kansas child care providers to better understand their perception and experience with the child care subsidy program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c20febbd0753d3da39a926fec7f2941a\">We recently released the results from this important survey, &#8220;Child Care Providers: Perception of Child Care Subsidies in Kansas,&#8221; as part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/tcs\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6585\">Thriving Children Research Series<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-987e29860889f007b712e631976035ed\">View the report below, as well as a webinar from Oct. 30, 2024, in which we discussed the results of this study. Have thoughts or feedback about this topic? We&#8217;d love to hear them! <a href=\"mailto:info@healthfund.org\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click here to send us an email.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">REPORT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Health-Fund-KSU-Child-Care-Report-FINAL.pdf\">DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Health-Fund-KSU-Child-Care-Report-FINAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/HealtlhFund-ChildCareSubsidyStudy-Cover.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6887\" style=\"width:358px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/HealtlhFund-ChildCareSubsidyStudy-Cover.png 661w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/HealtlhFund-ChildCareSubsidyStudy-Cover-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Care-Subsidy-Research-overview-FINAL.pdf\">DOWNLOAD REPORT OVERVIEW:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Care-Subsidy-Research-overview-FINAL.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Care-Subsidy-Research-overview-Cover-image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6880\" style=\"width:362px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Care-Subsidy-Research-overview-Cover-image.png 605w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Care-Subsidy-Research-overview-Cover-image-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4a5be6a7b75697962836961feabb730\" style=\"color:#1f2d4a\"><strong>WEBINAR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-p64ciG6s_Q\"><strong>WATCH NOW:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-p64ciG6s_Q\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Care-Subsidy-Presentation-cover-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6898\" style=\"width:613px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Care-Subsidy-Presentation-cover-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Care-Subsidy-Presentation-cover-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Care-Subsidy-Presentation-cover-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Care-Subsidy-Presentation-cover.png 1119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t have time to view the whole webinar? <a href=\"https:\/\/healthfund.org\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/Perception-of-Childcare-Subsidies-FINAL.pdf\">Check out the slide deck from the presentation here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac9a2c0b2ebc027a422f5dd8276caef3\" style=\"color:#1f2d4a\"><strong>MEDIA COVERAGE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/klcjournal.com\/child-care-experts-weigh-in-on-state-subsidy-program-and-potential-improvements\/\">The Journal by the Kansas Leadership Center<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kansasreflector.com\/2024\/10\/30\/kansas-child-care-providers-say-subsidies-difficult-to-access-survey-finds\/\">Kansas Reflector<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The child care subsidy program, administered by the Kansas Department for Children and Families, is one of the most important tools used to address child care affordability in the state. However, just 12% of eligible families are participating in the program. 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