What is the Infant Toddler Specialist Network (ITSN)?
The KCCTO-KITS ITSN Project is a collaboration of Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc. and the Kansas Inservice Training System. Our team consists of professionals from a variety of educational and experiential backgrounds. As coaches and mentors, we strive to support you in your task of providing quality child care to infants and toddlers and their families.
Meet Our Teams
We are excited to meet you and provide you with support!
Developmental Inclusion & Mental Health Team
West Region
Counties Served:
Cheyenne, Clark, Decatur, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane, Logan, Meade, Morton, Ness, Norton, Pawnee, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, Wichita
785-477-0017
stephkeller@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Learning Environments, Professional Development, and Team Building
785-477-0322
twitthuhn@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Health & Safety, Program Management, and Child Nutrition
North Central Region
Counties Served:
Barton, Chase, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Geary, Jackson, Jewell, Lincoln, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Mitchell, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Reno, Republic, Rice, Riley, Russell, Saline, Shawnee, Smith, Stafford, Wabaunsee, Washington
785-410-8303
lisa.s.isaacson@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Military Child Care, Respectful Caregiving, and Inclusion
785-477-0331
rachel.jury@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Interactions, Safe & Healthy Environments, Social-Emotional Development, and Adult Self Care
South East Region
Counties Served:
Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Linn, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson
785-477-0162
tanishatroutt@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Business Practices, Infant-Toddler Mental Health, and Observation & Assessment
South Central Region
Counties Served:
Barber, Butler, Cowley, Comanche, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Sedgwick, Sumner
785-477-4346
erinjett@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Classroom Design, Behavior & Guidance, and Workplace Culture
785-477-0797
stephanie.haney@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Positive Guidance, Environmental Supports, Intentional Planning, and Policy Development
North East Region
Counties Served:
Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte
785-477-0566
sarahjholmes@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Behavior & Guidance, Communities of Practice, and Military Child Care
913-378-3276
jonibreidenthal@ku.edu
Areas of Interest:
Early Learning Standards, Assessment Tools, and Parent Education
Developmental Inclusion and Mental Health Support Team
Early Childhood Special Education
Developmental Inclusion Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
rebeccabenson@ksu.edu
Developmental Inclusion Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
sabinae@ksu.edu
Early Childhood Education-Unified
Developmental Inclusion Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
jpishny@ksu.edu
Mental Health Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
ingridp@ksu.edu
CCC-SLP, M. Ed.
Developmental Inclusion Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
sjkuhn@ksu.edu
Program Coordinator / Mental Health Specialist
O: 785-532-7197
arsorrels@ksu.edu
The KCCTO-KITS Infant-Toddler Specialist Network is a program of the Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc. and the University of Kansas Life Span Institute at Parsons and is supported through a grant from the Kansas Department for Children and Families’ Child Care and Early Education Services. However, information or opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the agency and no official endorsement should be inferred. (12/16/16)
Initial Contact Information Packet
Parent Handbook Guidance
Parent-Provider Contract Outline
Child Care Subsidy Overview
Kansas Agency Resources for Child Care
Web Resources for Early Care Providers in Kansas