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The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) announces the release of a funding opportunity to provide high-quality parent education for families of children birth up to kindergarten entry to meet specific early childhood outcomes for state fiscal year 2023 (school year 2022-2023). The purpose of this Kansas Parents as Teachers FY23 grant opportunity is to provide parent education services to Kansas children and families ages birth to kindergarten entry. Grant applications for FY23 Kansas Parents as Teachers funding are due Friday, April 1, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
Online Application Link *FY23 Kansas Parents as Teachers Grant application* (external link) Once you log in, please click this path: Applications > My applications > Start Application. In the drop down menus select: Funding Agency or Entity: Kansas State Department of Education Grant Opportunity: Kansas Parents as Teachers FY23
Other useful links/documents for the FY23 Kansas Parents as Teachers Grant application: Instructions for the KPAT FY23 Application in CommonApp (PDF) The FY23 Kansas Parents as Teachers Assurances document (PDF) The FY23 Kansas Parents as Teachers Grant Application (Word)
The Kansas Parents as Teachers FY23 grant application closes Friday, April 1, 2022, at 5:00 pm.
Kansas Parents as Teachers Statewide Directory
Click here for the Directory of Kansas Parents as Teachers programs to find contact information for a program in your community.
The Parents as Teachers® (PAT) evidence-based affiliate model provides parents with the skills and knowledge they need to help make informed decisions regarding their child’s education. The program includes personal visits, group connections, health, vision, hearing and developmental screenings, and supports family connections with other community services. Additional information about the Parents as Teachers program is available on the PAT National website: www.parentsasteachers.org.
KSDE serves as the Parents as Teachers® State Office and supports local programs with implementing the Parents as Teachers affiliate model. The KPAT program is available to any parent, including fathers, relatives as caregivers, and foster and adoptive parents, who has a child under the age of kindergarten entry and lives within a participating school district.
This is a map of Kansas USDs that sponsor Parents as Teachers programs.
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Kansas Parents as Teachers partners with other home visiting and early childhood programs to promote access to high quality services for children and families in their communities. Visit kshomevisiting.org for more information about home visiting in Kansas.
Parents as Teachers Pricing Sheet 2020 (external PDF) Parents as Teachers Assurances (PDF)
Kansas Parents as Teachers (Kansas PAT) SY2021-2022 Grant Requirements, Assurances, and Application (PDF) Kansas Parents as Teachers FAQs SY2021-2022 - Updated November 2021 (PDF)
2020-2021 Parents as Teachers APR updated Sept 2021 (PDF) 2019-2020 Parents as Teachers APR (PDF) 2018-2019 Parents as Teachers APR (PDF) 2016-2017 Parents as Teachers APR (PDF)
Early Childhood Home Page (General information, Webinars)
Early Childhood Director Amanda Petersen apetersen@ksde.org
Kansas Parents as Teachers Consultant Lisa Williams lwilliams@ksde.org
Early Childhood Special Education Consultant Julie R. Rand jrand@ksde.org
Early Childhood /State Preschool Programs Consultant Natalie McClane nmcclane@ksde.org
Kansas Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services
(SICC – State Interagency Coordinating Council) Consultant Kristy Cotton kcotton@ksde.org
Problems with this webpage Beccy Strohm bstrohm@ksde.org (785) 296-6602
KSDE Early Childhood Team Fact Sheet (PDF) updated 2019 Kindergarten Readiness Resources Fact Sheet (PDF) updated 2022 Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot Fact Sheet (PDF) updated 2021
The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. (more information...)
To accommodate people with disabilities, on request, auxiliary aides and services will be provided and reasonable modifications to policies and programs will be made. To request accommodations or for more information please contact the Office of General Counsel at ogc@ksde.org or by 785-296-3201.