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06/01/2026

Thanks to Aligned for your ongoing advocacy for impactful public policies like this increase to state employer-provided childcare tax credits.

These crucial employer investments make business sense, providing critical support for employees and their families and childcare providers in their communities.

Employer-supported child care is becoming a stronger tool for workforce retention.

The federal Employer-Provided Childcare Credit helps businesses offset certain costs when they support child care for employees. Kansas recently built on that idea by expanding its own employer child care tax credit through SB 82.

For businesses, this is another tool to help working parents stay in the workforce, strengthen recruitment and retention, and support local communities.

Child care is not just a family issue. It is a workforce issue.

05/22/2026

Big news for Kansas! 🎉

We’ve made it more simple than ever to understand Senate Bill 82 and the expansion of employer child care tax credits in Kansas. This helpful, easy-to-read resource breaks down what’s changing, who can benefit, and why it matters for supporting working families and strengthening our workforce.

Whether you’re a business leader, policymaker, or community partner, this guide is a great place to start exploring the impact of these expanded child care investments. 💫

Take a look and share your thoughts with us! ⬇️

https://buff.ly/1Nl7oMG

05/11/2026

We're looking forward to participating in this powerful conference and hope to see you there!

We're grateful for the opportunity to discuss Childcare as a Collaborative, Community Priority. Through Shared Cost Childcare® Benefits, oneCOMMUNITY helps:

✓ Employers make a smart investment to stabilize their local workforce with an incredible return of their investment.

✓ Employees access licensed care in their preferred setting close to home or work at a life-changing fraction of market rates.

✓ Childcare providers stabilize and strengthen revenue without requirements to discount or reserve slots.

This is a nonprofit, market-based approach to shared investment in quality licensed childcare that strengthens Kansas families and communities.

Special thanks to partner Child Care Aware of Kansas for their essential leadership and support for the early childhood professional community, and statewide referral support for Kansas families seeking quality licensed childcare.

🔟The 5th Annual Networked for Change Conference is just 10 days away!

Check out this year’s lineup featuring dynamic voices leading positive change across Kansas. Conference registration is open. If you're looking to expand your network, discover new resources, and learn how we can move our communities forward together, this conference is for you.

🔗 Register: www.networkkansas.com/conference

04/30/2026

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁. Some Kansas employers now offer 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲® 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬, a benefit that can significantly lower your childcare costs.

✅ Split the cost of childcare with your employer
✅ Choose care near home or work (or keep your current provider)
✅ No cost unless your child is actually in care

Newly expanded Kansas tax credits make it even easier for employers to offer this benefit, and it often starts with employees asking.

💬 𝘼𝙨𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙃𝙍 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚® 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙐𝙉𝙄𝙏𝙔.

Learn more before you start the conversation:
👉 https://sharedcostchildcare.org

04/29/2026

We work with employers to make these critical investments to stabilize their workforces and support quality, licensed childcare in our communities.

Shared Cost Childcare® Benefits are a traditional cost share with employees, like health insurance. No facilities, no added admin burden.

❶ Employers enroll to offer the benefit
❷ Employees sign up to participate
❸ oneCOMMUNITY handles the rest

Shared Cost Childcare® Benefits are a win-win-win solution.

✓ Employers move the needle on recruiting/retention with multiple drivers for a typical full return of investment.

✓ Employees access licensed care close to home or work at a life-changing fraction of market rates.

✓ Children receive licensed care during the most important stage of their development.

Learn more at: www.sharedcostchildcare.org

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced she has signed Senate Bill 82, which expands access to tax credits for employer expenses for child care and contributions to third parties that expand the availability of community child care. The bill also creates income tax credits for the sale of...

02/20/2026

Choosing child care is one of the most important decisions you will make for your child. Since 1992, Child Care Aware of Kansas has helped families just like yours, understand how to determine the best child care setting for their child.

Our statewide network of child care resource and referral (CCR&Rs) agencies work together to connect families across Kansas to child care in their area.

Learn more about finding high-quality care here: https://loom.ly/dBPmxNs

02/08/2026

"Arifa Ibrahim says she’s always considered herself very career oriented and never thought she’d leave the workforce of her own accord. Then, she encountered the challenges of being a working mom in the U.S.

Ibrahim is one of some 455,000 women who left the workforce between January and August of 2025, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data and reported by CNN."

The exodus of working women from the workforce to care for their children is altering career trajectories and hurting the bottom line for employers of all sizes.

Finally, employers of any size can do something about it without providing facilities, taking on additional liability or breaking the bank. Just enroll to offer the Shared Cost Childcare™ Benefit and let oneCOMMUNITY handle the rest.

Women say caregiving needs, including child care costs, and low pay led them to quit their jobs last year.

11/29/2025

oneCOMMUNITY is very grateful to the United Way of the Plains for the opportunity to present at the annual Impact on the Plains Competition this year!

We were privileged to be alongside fellow participants Cairn Health, The Pando Initiative and CarePortal for a truly impactful evening!

United is the Way!

11/28/2025

During this season of thanks, we express the great depth of our gratitude to one of our earliest financial supporters, The Kruse Corporation.

They go above and beyond to show appreciation and support for their employees and they are incredibly generous in providing financial support for nonprofit organizations serving children and working families like oneCOMMUNITY and the OneRise Health Campus.

We are fortunate to have The Kruse Corporation in our community, a great company to work for and neighbor for those in need!

11/27/2025

We're incredibly grateful for our community of Early Childhood Educators and the nonprofit organizations that support them.

Their tireless dedication, passion and great care provide working families the best chance to give their children a great start in life.

Thank you for being there for children and the working parents who love them!