Kansas Association Of Child Care
Child Care Aware of Kansas (formerly Kansas Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies) is a statewide nonprofit that supports families, early childhood providers, and communities with resources, training, and quality initiatives to improve child care and early education across Kansas.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Kansas-based or Kansas-serving organization working in early childhood care or community child-care partnerships — e.g., shared-services hubs, local child-care providers, school districts, YMCAs, or community foundations seeking capacity or sustainability support.
Good Fit
- • Located in or primarily serving Kansas communities.
- • Programs focused on child care, early childhood education, provider sustainability, or shared services.
- • Projects emphasizing community partnership, capacity building, or provider subsidy incentives.
- • Requests consistent with recent award sizes (roughly mid-four-figure to mid-six-figure, commonly $10k–$400k).
- • Ability to show local impact, collaboration, and operational capacity (evidence of being a hub or partner).
Geography
Observed giving is heavily focused in Kansas — the latest year shows essentially all dollars in-state, with only minimal out-of-state activity in prior years.
Recipient Variety
The funder has supported many distinct independent recipients (70 in 2024 and hundreds in 2022–2023), including schools, YMCAs, community foundations, and shared-services hubs, indicating a broad recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct behavioral evidence shows new recipients being funded (30 new in 2024 and 79 new in 2023), and multi-year data show substantial turnover and entry by unfamiliar organizations; although no formal application guidelines were posted, the observed grant pattern indicates new entrants can access funding.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
