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Administrative Offices
153 S. 5th Street
Chris's Place
300 South 9th Street
Salina, KS 67401
Telephone: (785) 825-4493
Fax: (785) 825-4736
email: caps@salhelp.org
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A United Way Community Partner
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Child Advocacy & Parenting Services
Improving the quality of children's lives and strengthening
families through education and support systems.
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Investing early in Saline County
children because ...
"Good Beginnings Last a Lifetime!"
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Interested in taking classes through Cloud County Community College?
Click on the Project T.E.A.C.H. link below for more information.
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Smart Start uses funding from the
Kansas Children’s Cabinet, local sales
tax dollars and the Salina Regional
Health Foundation to:
- Provide college scholarships to child care
providers that want to enroll in early childhood
education college classes through the TEACH
program.
- Decrease the turnover rate in the child care field
by supplementing the wages of child care
providers by about $2.00 per hour through the
WAGE$ program.
- Help child care centers become nationally-
accredited.
- Pay for a Mental Health Consultant to work with
children, parents, and child care providers to
reduce difficult behaviors in the classrooms.
- Assist parents of special needs children in
accessing quality early care.
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More than one-third of our nation’s
children arrive at school without the
social and cognitive skills they need to
fully learn and participate – they are not
ready to learn. These deficiencies can
have long–term effects on children’s
success in school and later in life.
Why Early Childhood Matters
By age 3, a child’s brain has reached about
90% of it’s full development. As a result,
children’s earliest experiences have a profound
impact on the way their brains organize and
develop, and can affect their ability to learn and
succeed in school and later in life.
Children who have secure and loving
relationships with parents and caregivers,
along with nurturing developmental
experiences, are more likely to do better in
school and later contribute to society.
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Improving early care and education
so all Saline County children enter school ready-to-learn!
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Cloud County Community College
Smart Start of Saline County
Project T.E.A.C.H.
Fall Semester 2010
Community Education Classes
August 18, 2010 - December 17, 2010
Salina I Abilene I Solomon I Minneapolis
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