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State policies that promote health, education, and strong families can help the early development and school readiness of America's youngest citizens. This profile highlights Kansas's policy choices alongside other contextual data related to the well-being of young children.
State Highlights1
In the 2009 legislative session, Kansas expanded eligibility for children's health insurance (CHIP) from 200 to 250 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). This expansion is expected to serve an additional 9,000 children. Kansas increased pre-kindergarten funding by 1 percent ($263,300) for a total of $20.2 million available to serve 1,225 additional children and a total of over 7,900 children in the states pre-kindergarten programs.
- Young children (under age 6)2: 246,336
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Data Notes and Sources
Last Updated: December 4, 2009
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- State Highlights are drawn from states' government and organization websites and reports. For more information, contact ITO@nccp.org.
- State data were calculated from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (the March supplement) of the Current Population Survey from 2007, 2008, and 2009, representing information from calendar years 2006, 2007, and 2008. NCCP averaged three years of data because of small sample sizes in less populated states. The national data were calculated from the 2009 data, representing information from the previous calendar year.
- National and state data were calculated from the 2008 American Community Survey.