Kansas Institute for Early Childhood Education and Research

If you work in an early childhood setting providing care to children ages 0-12, this survey is for you!

Kansas early childhood systems need to know what YOU need at this moment in time, especially considering all the challenges and relief support/funding you’ve been presented with over the last two years.

Visit https://kccto.org/workforce-development-advisory-group/ to complete the survey today and be entered into a drawing for door prizes!

Come work with me! We are looking for folks across the state (positions are remote with some travel). These 2 new projects support early childhood mental health activities and children with disabilities in childcare environments.

Trainer/Technical Assistance--Content Specialist:
https://careers.k-state.edu/cw/en-us/job/512765/trainertech-assistance-content-specialist

Coordinator Positions
https://careers.k-state.edu/cw/en-us/job/513053/infanttoddler-program-coordinator-early-childhood-disabilities

https://careers.k-state.edu/cw/en-us/job/513054/infanttoddler-program-coordinator-early-childhood-mental-health

K-State Careers Apply now Department: 3670055050 Applied Human Sciences Job no: 513054 Employment type: Staff Full Time (Unclassified - Term) Location: Other Categories: Administrative / Professional, Education / Instructional, Child Development Pay Grade: 10A

Calling all early childhood special education folks! Interested in working with KIECER and K-State? Have experience in early intervention/special education? This may be the job for you! We are looking for a project coordinator for a new project.

Want more info? Contact Jennifer Francois at [email protected]

K-State Careers Apply now Department: 3670055050 Applied Human Sciences Job no: 513053 Employment type: Staff Full Time (Unclassified - Term) Location: Other Categories: Administrative / Professional, Education / Instructional, Child Development Pay Grade: 10A

Calling all early childhood mental health folks! Want to work with KIECER and K-State? Have experience in early childhood mental health? This is the job for you! We are looking for a project coordinator for this new project.

Want more info? Contact Jennifer Francois at [email protected]

K-State Careers Apply now Department: 3670055050 Applied Human Sciences Job no: 513054 Employment type: Staff Full Time (Unclassified - Term) Location: Other Categories: Administrative / Professional, Education / Instructional, Child Development Pay Grade: 10A

Register now! Author Bruce Perry to discuss historical trauma and help launch new "Connecting Communities One Book at a Time" book study with his best-seller, "What Happened to You?" Please join us on June 28 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation with best-selling author Bruce Perry. Ingrid Cockhren , CEO of PACEs Connection; Mathew Portell , PACEs Connections’ director of communities, and Perry, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, will engage in a conversation conc...

Check out this article about smartphone use on mother-child interaction!

The effects of maternal smartphone use on mother–child interaction This study assessed the effects of maternal smartphone use on mother–child interaction. Thirty-three Israeli mothers and their 24- to 36-month-old toddlers (16 boys) from middle-high socioeconomic st...

Calling all early childhood special education and early childhood mental health folks! Come work with me at K-State!

We are looking for people to support 2 NEW statewide projects. One focuses on providing training and technical assistance in early childhood mental health consultation. The other focuses on supporting children with disabilities in child care environments. These positions have the potential for hybrid or remote work agreements.

Want more information? Reach out to me at [email protected]

K-State Careers Apply now Department: 3670055050 Applied Human Sciences Job no: 512765 Employment type: Staff Full Time (Unclassified - Term) Location: Other Categories: Administrative / Professional, Education / Instructional, Computer Science / Information Technology, Child Development, Family & Consumer Sciences...

Protective factors are influences that help children develop resilience. Resilience is the ability to overcome traumatic experiences and events. A combination of factors and experiences help set the stage for children to develop resilience. They include:

Facilitating supportive adult-child relationships

Building a sense of self-efficacy and perceived control

Providing opportunities to strengthen adaptive skills and self-regulatory capacity

Mobilizing sources of faith, hope and cultural traditions

For more information on trauma and resilience, check out these resources:

Trauma & PTSD
https://www.childtrauma.org/trauma-ptsd

Trauma Smart
http://traumasmart.org

CDC Adverse Childhood Experiences Infographic
https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/aces/pdf/vs-1105-aces-H.pdf

Building Resilience (Zero to 3)
https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/357-building-resilience

Resources for Early Childhood Program (ACF)
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/trauma-toolkit/early-childhood-programs

Military families with children who have disabilities are often faced with unique challenges. Even though Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) are used nation-wide, policies regarding who receives services and what and how each service is provided varies between states and school districts.

Check out the these resources that can help make transitions easier for military families:

Education Director for Children with Special Needs
https://efmpeducationdirectory.militaryonesource.mil

Exceptional Family Medical Program (EFMP) Resources
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/family-relationships/special-needs/exceptional-family-member/exceptional-family-member-program-the-essentials/

Advance Enrollment for Military Children
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/education-employment/for-children-and-youth/changing-schools/advance-school-enrollment/

Moving with an IEP
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/family-relationships/special-needs/special-education-and-childcare/moving-with-an-individualized-education-program/

The Kansas Institute for Early Childhood Education and Research (KIECER) is a new collaboration between the College of Health and Human Sciences and the Division for Student Life at K-State.

KIECER's mission is to elevate and influence practice, an equitable workforce and family systems through collaborative efforts to advance the science of early childhood development.

We've changed our name! Welcome to the Kansas Institute for Early Childhood Education and Research (KIECER) page!

Interested in helping out with research? Check out the call for early childhood special educators below.

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