To advance kindergarten readiness, all Kansas kindergarten classrooms are utilizing a new tool to better understand students’ development. The Ages & Stages Questionnaires provide a snapshot of children’s developmental milestones. As caregivers know their children best, they complete both versions of the questionnaires. This data won’t be used to keep a child from entering kindergarten. Instead, it will help teachers build strong relationships with parents and ensure classrooms are ready to best serve incoming kindergarteners.
All kindergarten classrooms are required to administer the ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 between July 1 and September 21, 2020. All data must be submitted in ASQ Online by October 9, 2020. Each building’s existing ASQ Online Program Administrator can assign Provider log-in credentials to teachers and Program Administrator credentials to other administrators.
Visit www.agesandstages.com/ks/ for more FAQs, quick reference guides, and “how-to” videos. A fact sheet, which includes tips for sharing ASQ results with parents, is available online. Additional resources regarding the ASQ are available at www.agesandstages.com.
Key Contact Information Tech Support for ASQ Online: 1-866-404-9853 and email: https://www.asqonline.com/support Questions for KSDE: earlylearning@ksde.org
Early Childhood Home Page (General information, Webinars)
Early Childhood Director Amanda Petersen apetersen@ksde.org
Early Childhood / Kansas Parents as Teachers Consultant Nis Wilbur nwilbur@ksde.org
Early Childhood Special Education Consultant Julie R. Rand jrand@ksde.org
Early Childhood /State Preschool Programs Consultant Natalie McClane nmcclane@ksde.org Kindergarten Readiness Coordinator Julie Ewing jewing@ksde.org
Kansas Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services (SICC – State Interagency Coordinating Council) Jordan Christian jchristian@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 Snapshot Fact Sheet (PDF) updated 2019
Resources
Kansas Early Learning Standards (PDF) Kansas Early Learning Standards Toolkit (External Link) 2019 Kansas Family Engagement and Partnership Standards for Early Childhood(PDF) Kansas Prekindergarten Guide (PDF) Kansas Quality Network (External Link) Kindergarten In Kansas (PDF) Kindergarten En Kansas (Spanish Version) (PDF) Kansas Full Day Kindergarten Guide (PDF)
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.