KCCTO Support for Directors
KCCTO supports early childhood program directors and administrators through training and communities of practice.
Director Resources
Caring for Our Children (CFOC): National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs
KDHE Licensing Regulations: Local county contacts, regulation books, background check information, staff requirements, and more!
KDHE Application for Program Director Approval Form
KSAEYC Early Childhood Director Credential: The Credential provides directors with a pathway to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to be successful in the early learning industry.
Leadership Series
Leadership Series: Two, 5-week blended format courses that combine a book study and online coursework, including assigned book readings, online course discussions/assignments, and weekly Zoom Meetings. View our courses page to find upcoming dates for these courses.
- Developing People: This course utilizes the book The Art of Leadership: Developing People in Early Childhood Organizations, which offers practical advice from leading experts in the early childhood field on selecting, training, and appraising staff, as well as promoting teamwork among staff members.
- Inspiring Early Childhood Leaders: This course utilizes the book Inspiring Early Childhood Leadership: Eight Strategies to Ignite Passion and Transform Program Quality by Susan MacDonald, which lays out strategies designed to support program leaders in finding new ways to reduce the levels of stress on themselves and their staff and move into a unified, engaging system for leading with passion, intention, and purpose. A positive, strengths-based leadership system is the key to transforming the quality of early childhood programs.
- Making Positive Changes to Your Program: This 5-hour online course looks organizational quality improvement by exploring the Human Performance Technology models and applying the framework to your organization with guided support.
- Reflection and Coaching to Support Staff: In this 10-hour online course explore the power of supporting staff through reflection and coaching. This course blends online content, reflective journaling, 4 one-on-one meetings with your trainer, and guided practice coaching of at least one staff member. This is a self-paced course that can be started anytime and must be completed within 60 days of start.
Program Specific Training
Receive a 2 KDHE hour virtual training that engages staff through activities designed around the program’s policies, practices, and environments. Directors will meet with a Training and Technical Assistance Specialist for a pre-planning meeting to select activities and discuss logistics. During the virtual training, the Trainer will facilitate the content with onsite support of the director. Training topics consist of 8 courses including several annual health and safety trainings:
- Virtual Training Family Engagement
- Virtual Training Power of Positive Communication
- Virtual Training Active Kids Active Supervision
- Virtual Training Behavior and Guidance of Young Children
- Virtual Training Germs When Caring Means Not Sharing
- Virtual Training Successful Naptime for Children
- Virtual Training Supporting Relationships Through Engaging Environments
- Virtual Training Teaching Strategies to Enhance Transitions
In-Person Training
In-person training is offered on a limited basis and priority is given to licensed programs working with the Infant Toddler Specialist Network. Other In-person training requests will be handled based on KCCTO staff capacity.
KDHE Non-Compliance Training
Programs needing to complete online training due to KDHE non-compliance please call the KCCTO office if training is needed sooner than 30 days. To be considered for a Program Specific Training, In-person training, or online training requests, complete the Training Request Form below.
Please note: The staff training request form is ONLY for the three trainings listed above (Program Specific, In-Person or KDHE Non-Compliance). If you would like to bulk enroll your staff for an already scheduled training, please contact the KCCTO office.
Networking Communities
Are you looking for a virtual gathering place to ask questions, share knowledge and ideas, network with other professionals, and explore popular topics about the early childhood profession? Check out our Communities of Practice (CoP). The Program Administrators CoP is designed specifically for people that are in administrative roles in center-based or preschool settings.