ERC Resource & Referral provides customized child care referrals, professional development and resources for early childhood professionals, and referrals to community resources. Caring, knowledgeable staff and volunteers provide high quality customer service. ERC supports individuals, children, and families by connecting people with area programs and services, improving the quality of life in Kansas communities.

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States are failing when it comes to requiring child care operations to provide nutritious foods and exercise.
Kansas is no exception.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a national advocate for improving health, released a report this week that examined state regulations that require healthy eating or physical activity for child care centers and child care homes.              >>Read more

 
 
 
 
 
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When it comes to choosing child care, many parents have to rely on their senses. Does the facility look clean? Does the provider sound knowledgeable? Are other parents saying good things about their experiences with the provider?

But, what you can’t see or hear makes a difference too. In Kansas, 1 in 3 child care providers are never inspected. One child's death is tragic, but - without adequate oversight - deaths in Kansas child care facilities are becoming far too common. These are deaths that could be prevented with a few precautions, like annual inspections that help identify unsafe conditions. We already have a system in place for inspecting most of the child care facilities in Kansas. It’s time we inspect the rest. http://www.inspecttherest.com/Home.php

   
 
 
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