Children’s Initiatives Fund
CIF Programs
The 1999 Kansas Legislature created the Children’s Initiatives Fund (CIF) to support programs promoting the health and welfare of Kansas children. Since that time, CIF has supported programs and services with a focus on early childhood, health, and child welfare. The CIF is funded by money from a settlement with the nation’s largest tobacco companies known as the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.It is the responsibility of the Cabinet to “review, assess, and evaluate all uses of the monies in the Children’s Initiatives Fund” as part of the funding recommendation process. To meet this directive, all CIF programs participate in an annual evaluation and accountability process. The findings are used to provide recommendations to the governor and the legislature for allocations of the fund. CIF programs collect and use data to help ensure access to services and broad impact.
CIF program profiles are presented in the Children’s Cabinet Annual Report.
Common Measures Initiative
ECBG programs collect and use data to help ensure broad access to services and high impact. Having a clear understanding of the data and science of early childhood programming enables us to direct resources to the most effective strategies at the right time for optimal impact.
The Common Measures Initiative relies on a shared measurement system to collect data across programs supported by the Children’s Cabinet. This data helps demonstrate the need for CIF, ECBG, and CBCAP services.
See the Common Measures for each Blueprint Building Block: Healthy Development, Strong Families, and Early Learning.
Healthy Development
Blueprint Goal
Early Identification
- Screen for healthy development
Measurement Goals
- Broad application of screenings and follow-up resources/referrals
- Application of measures of school readiness
Common Measures
ASQ-3
ASQ:SE
DECA
IGDIs
myIGDIs
Early Learning
Blueprint Goal
Early Literacy
- Support the use of early learning standards to increase consistency and quality of services
Measurement Goals
- Measurement of communication and problem solving skills
- Increased focus on rapidly emerging literacy and numeracy skills in Pre-K
- Measurement of the quality and supportiveness of the early learning environment
Common Measures
IGDIs
- ECI
- EPSI myIGDIs
- Literacy+
- Numeracy
CLASS
Strong Families
Blueprint Goal
Parent Support
- Support parent involvement and leadership
Safe, Stable and Nurturing Relationships
- Promote safe, stable, and nurturing relationships to ensure children have strong healthy starts
- Promote, evaluate, and enhance evidence-based family support programs
Measurement Goals
- Measurement of parental support and stimulation for a child in their home environment
- Measurement of positive, supportive, and nurturing parenting and family environments
Common Measures
HOME
KIPS
PFS