07 May 2025
| Education & Early Learning
Establishing the Office of Early Childhood Includes Risky Changes for Children
Emily Barnes | May 7, 2025
HB 2045 began as the revival of work across multiple years toward addressing pinch points in the child care system and streamlining the early childhood governance system in Kansas. Lawmakers passed this bill during the 2025 session. While there are many positive things that will help streamline some processes relating to early childhood program governance, there are also a few provisions added along the way that we fear will jeopardize the health and safety of children in certain early learning settings.
