Governor Laura Kelly has signed her first Executive Order of the year to establish the Early Childhood Transition Task Force. The task force is charged with reviewing Kansas’ early childhood programs and developing a roadmap for the creation of a new state, cabinet-level agency focused solely on supporting the success of our youngest Kansans. She says she had laid out a vision for the next four years to make Kansas the best place in America to raise a family. She adds that giving Kansas kids the strongest start to life is the best possible investment we can make. This task force will determine how to make that investment most effectively.
The Governor indicated that the task force will build on her administration’s first-term efforts around early childhood – to include an investment of more than $270 million to support childcare providers and increase access to reliable, affordable child care. The task force will include members from the state government, the private sector, philanthropic organizations, early childhood service providers and advocacy organizations. Members of the Kansas House and Senate will be asked to be members the task force.
