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Local Provider Support Groups
Kansas
Atchison Child Care Association. Contact: Carrie Sowers at (913) 367-6441
Child Care Provider Coalition of Kansas : quarterly newsletter, discounted conferences, four board meetings per year open to general membership. Contact: Dawn Kemble-Brown at (785) 256-6144
Franklin County Child Care Providers Organization: monthly meetings second Wednesday, training, membership fee. Contact: Sherry Engelbert at (785) 242-9063
Wyandotte County Child Care Providers Coalition. Contact: Cecilia Williams at (913) 321-5545 or (913) 371-3625
Missouri
Blue Springs Child Care Association: monthly meetings, workshops, membership fee. Contact: Cathleen Smith at (816) 229-0507
Eastern Jackson County Child Care Connection: monthly meetings, workshops, membership fee. Contact: Janet Tabler at 816-229-2259
Northland Early Education Council: Groups of providers and service agencies in Clay, Platte, and Ray counties. Call 913-342-1110
Citywide Family Child Care Providers Association: monthly meetings. For information Contact: Victoria Thomas, President, at 816-241-5534, Denise Williams, Secretary, (816) 861-7468, or Rose Dawson, Treasurer, (816) 924-2982
Kansas and Missouri Professional Associations
MidAmerica Association for the Education of Young Children
(formally know as GKC-AEYC)
913-341-9702 or efridley@mwdg.org
www.gkcaeyc.org
Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children (KAEYC)
785-587-9785 or jwsmith@flinthill.com
www.kaeyc.org
Missouri Association for the Education of Young Children (MOAEYC)
573-884-3374 or Toll Free- 877-296-2852
www.aeyc-mo.org
Kansas Head Start Association
913-422-1700 or khsa@kc.rr.com
www.ksheadstart.org
Missouri Head Start Association
573-884-0650
www.moheadstart.org
The Missouri Child Care and Education Association (MOCARE)
c/o ABC Infant Inc.
Phone: 314-382-3402
www.usachildcare.org
National Professional Organizations
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Leads and consolidates the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children.
1509 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1426
(800) 424-2460
www.naeyc.org
National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
Aims to strengthen the professionalism of family child care.
5202 Pinemont Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
801-269-9338
www.nafcc.org
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities and/or the gifted.
1110 North Glebe Rd. Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-5704
(888) CEC-SPED (888-232-7733) or 703-620-3660
www.cec.sped.org
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL)
Dedicated to improve education and the lives of children and their families through positive and visionary change.
1001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Suite 310
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 822-8405
www.iel.org
National Association of Child Advocates (NACA)
Devoted to building the capacity of state and local child advocacy organizations.
Kansas Action for Children
3360 SW Harrison
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 232-0550
www.childadvocacy.org
Partnership for Children (GKC)
4510 Belleview, Suite 200
KCMO, 64111
816-531-9200
www.pfc.org
Citizens for Missouri’s Children
2717 Sutton Ave
St. Louis, MO 63143
1-888-287-5437
www.mokids.org
National Association of Childcare Professionals (NACCP)
To improve, enhance and strengthen the credibility of the people who lead the Childcare industry by providing membership services and benefits.
P.O. Box 90723
Austin, TX 78709-0723
(800) 537-1118
www.naccp.org
National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE)
Promotes the professional growth of its membership, discusses the educational issues that are specific to its membership and advocates for improvements in early childhood teacher education.
Webster University / Brenda Fyfe
School of Education
470 East Lockwood
St. Louis, MO 63122
(314) 968-6913
www.naecte.org
Kansas- Washburn University, Dept. of Education
700 SW College Ave, Topeka, KS 66621
Dr. McConnell- 785-231-1010 ext. 1472
Judy.mcconnell@washburn.edu
Missouri- SE MO State
Scully 313 1 University Plaza
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
573-651-2420
National Child Care Association (NCCA)
To promote the growth and safeguard the interest of quality childhood care and education focusing on licensed private providers of these services.
1016 Rosser Street
Conyers, GA 30012
(800) 543-7161
www.nccanet.org
National Head Start Association (NHSA)
Specifically represents Head Start’s impoverished children and families before Congress and offers training and support to Head Start staff.
1651 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 739-0875
www.nhsa.org
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