All guidance or references that have to do with the Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) will be here for Grantees. It is HIGHLY encouraged to bookmark this page as this will be the landing page where all things for administering the ECBG grant will be for reference at any time throughout the grant year.
- Request for Proposals/Program Guide (PDF): Lays out all elements of the ECBG grant for 2025-2026.
- ECBG Common Measures Tables: Select the grantee name to view a PDF of the grantees Common Measures Table.
- ECBG Program Types (PDF): Definitions of each ECBG Program Type.
- ECBG Collaborative Agreement (Assurances) Template: agreement between grantee and partner organizations.
- Resource Directory Updates
- ECBG grantees are required to keep up to date their listing and partner organization listings on the 1-800-CHILDREN Resource Directory
- EXCEPTION: child care providers that are already listed in the Child Care Aware Child Care Resource & Referral Services child care providers are only required to keep up to date a listing in one resource (Child Care Aware or 1-800 Children)
- ECBG grantees are required to keep up to date their listing and partner organization listings on the 1-800-CHILDREN Resource Directory
- SFY2026 Transaction Reports
- Webinar Follow-Up Email (PDF)
- Please review the Monthly Transaction Report (Steps & FAQs) PDF before starting to complete your report.
- 7-24-2025 Webinar Recording
- Report Access (MS SharePoint)
- DAISEY Updates
- Common Measures
Evidence-Based Practice: Per K.S.A. 38-2102, as a condition precedent to funding, every program must demonstrate:
- that the program's design is supported by credible research
- that the program as implemented will constitute best practices in the field
- that data is available to benchmark the program's desired outcomes
- the capacity to appropriately implement & administer ECBG programming.
Any program that is being evaluated (i.e., listed on your Common Measures table), should be using an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). WSU has put together a list of EBP for reference. If you do not see your curriculum listed, please reach out to WSU and they will get it added. The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare is also a good resource if you cannot find your curriculum on the Early Childhood CareTools website.
- End of Year Collections for Cross-Year Programs
- Consent Forms: Below are consent form templates available in English, Spanish, and Bilingual to use for the collection of the Common Measures. Descriptions of the common measures are also available. Descriptions of the measures your programs collect can be copied and pasted into the consent form template.