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Kelly proposes Office of Early Childhood to cut red tape for families and providers
Summary
Governor Laura Kelly urged lawmakers to consolidate early childhood services into a single Office of Early Childhood, saying four agencies now manage overlapping programs and that the change has bipartisan support and passed the Kansas House last session.
Governor Laura Kelly urged the Kansas Legislature to create an Office of Early Childhood to consolidate early childhood programs spread across multiple agencies and to make services easier for families and providers to access.
"A system overloaded with bureaucracy might be manageable for some parents and for some providers, but it is a nightmare for most families who don't have the time or the resources to plow through the maze of unnecessary paperwork," Kelly said…
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