The Lawrence office has moved!!! We are excited to announce that the Child Care Aware® of Northeast & North Central Kansas' Lawrence Office has moved to our new location! We are transitioning to a larger facility in Lawrence to better accommodate the needs of providers and families in our service delivery area.

We are now located at 2706 Iowa, Suite C, Lawrence, Kansas 66046. Please drop by to tour the office and library, visit with the staff, and let us know how we can continue to offer our community high-quality service! Our open office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 785-865-0669 for our extended and weekend hours, or to make an appointment.

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Thank you to those who attended the 2012 Designers' Showhouse Bare Bones this past weekend! The completed 2012 Designers’ Showhouse will be open for tours April 21 to May 13, 2012. Visit the Designers' Showhouse tab above for more information about the 32nd Annual Designers' Showhouse.

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FYI- On January 18, 2011, a hearing on a bill exempting children from vaccinations was presented to the House Health and Human Services Committee. This bill would allow children to not receive vaccinations if their parent(s) choose for them not to receive the vaccinations based on conscience or personal beliefs. Currently parent(s) may only state religious reasons for exclusion. For more information on this bill and other bills affecting children, visit www.kac.org.

FYI about Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s 2013 budget proposal- It includes a measure that would eliminated the Earned Income Tax Credit, a refundable income tax credit for low-income working families.

It also includes a proposal that would assume less than $40 million in funding for the Children’s Initiative Fund. The Children’s Initiative Fund financially assists certain early childhood education programs like the Infant/Toddler Program (tiny-k), Parents as Teachers, Early Head Start and more. For more information on the budget proposal, visit www.kac.org.

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Our 2010/2011 Annual Report has been prepared. Interested in viewing it? Click here!