Childcare as a Workforce Issue: Childcare in Kansas

A conversation on child care, workforce, and what employers can do next.

Child care is not just a family issue. It is a workforce, economic development, and community issue.

Join Aligned for a virtual conversation on the current state of child care in Kansas, recent changes to the child care tax credit, and how employers can play a stronger role in supporting working families and strengthening the state’s workforce.

Details:

Wednesday, August 12, 2026
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Virtual via Zoom
Recording will be available


A Featured Conversation With:

Brent Lewis

Executive Director

OneCommunity

Moderated by Aligned


What We’ll Cover

  • Why child care is a workforce issue, not just a family issue
  • The current state of child care in Kansas from Child Care Aware of Kansas’ perspective
  • Recent changes to the child care tax credit
  • How employers can better understand and respond to child care barriers
  • Practical ways businesses can support child care solutions
  • Why stronger partnerships are needed across business, nonprofit, provider, and policy sectors