Kelly Davydov, M.A.
As executive director for Child Care Aware of Kansas, Kelly Davydov, M.A., leads Kansas' Child Care Resource and Referral network in addressing access to high‐quality childcare for young children and their families. Ms. Davydov serves on the Kansas Early Childhood Recommendations Panel in addition to other state and local initiatives focused on early care and education. Prior to joining Child Care Aware of Kansas, Ms. Davydov led Iowa's TANF 2‐Generation anti‐poverty initiative and served as project director for Early Childhood Iowa, the state's early childhood systems‐building effort. Ms. Davydov holds a Master of Public Administration with an emphasis on public policy from Drake University.