Career Pathway
The vision
For each child, beginning at birth, has the opportunity to benefit from high-quality early childhood care and education, delivered by an effective, diverse, well-prepared, and well-compensated professional workforce across Kansas and in all settings.
The goal
To develop a robust career pathway for ECCE professionals that is meaningful and consistently available and applied across all ECCE programs (including child care centers, licensed and group child care homes, preschools, Head Start programs, and school age programs) throughout the state. The Pathway will offer a high-level roadmap to advancing roles or expertise within the profession tied to opportunities to earn increased compensation.
Meet the Teams
The Career Pathway for Kansas Early Childhood Care and Education Professionals consists of three teams. A Leadership Team, Career Navigation Team and Evaluation team. Learn more
Resources & Tools
- Career Pathway Tool
- Career Pathway Points Calculator
- Kansas Core Competencies
- Individualized Professional Development Plan
- Scholarships
Career Navigators
Providing personalized career support for early childhood care & education professionals.
Project Highlights
- Comprehensive Workforce Study Data and Analysis
- Early Childhood Higher Education Collaboration
- Mini-Grant Highlights
Contact Request
Would you like to connect with the Kansas Career Pathway team? Do you, your organization or community have questions on how the Kansas Career Pathway can help you support early childhood professionals? Choose one of the following to connect:
Supporting Partners
