The COLT TRIS Team is aware of the complications users are having navigating the system and have requested patience as they work through the concerns. If you have access to COLT TRIS and have trouble in an area, please observe the Resource Guides available in “Resources” or contact their help desk by selecting the “Contact Us” button in the bottom right of the screen. 


Here is the contact information provided if you need assistance setting up your COLT account: 


KYID Support

• Call 502-564-0104, Option 2; or

• Email the KYID Help Desk at KYIDHelpdesk@ky.gov 


RIDP Support

• Call 502-564-0104, Option 4.

• For help with identity verification (RIDP).


COLT TRIS Support

• Submit a Request in COLT TRIS through the Help & Support page.

November is a great month to focus on Social Emotional Development!


For infants: Ask families to bring in photos of family members to create a “my family” book. 

Spend some time going through the children’s books together and talk about family relationships! 


For Toddlers: Practice identifying emotions. Singing “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, practicing making faces in mirrors, and using puppets to show emotions can help children understand what they’re feeling.


For Preschoolers: Spread out a long piece of paper on the floor with a variety of art materials (crayons, markers, stickers, etc.) and encourage the class to contribute to a group mural. You can provide them with ideas or you can let them create on their own. Having something shared amongst the whole class creates a sense of unity in their classroom environment.


For School Age: Set up a prompt in the writing area asking them to think back on their favorite moments from this year. Spending time reflecting on the year helps boost memory and encourages feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction.

This past July, our Family Child Care Network of KY celebrated reaching 5 years of coverage! 

We want to take some time this November to share our gratitude: 


To the Division of Child Care and Division of Regulated Child Care for supporting our Specialists and Providers; 


To the Family Child Care Specialists who have been essential in the creation and maintenance of the Network; 


To the community members who sponsor family events and resources; 

And to many more partners than we could ever dream to list; 

But especially to our Family Child Care Providers that we serve. 

Thank you for trusting us, building relationships with our Specialists, and relying on us to help you through the daily challenges of offering child care over these past few years. We are excited to see how far we’ve come, and we look forward to celebrating so many more years together!

Closure Reporting:
As we approach the end of the year, we want to remember that any time you close your program, even for an afternoon, you must still inform the cabinet that your program has closed for the day. Whether it is due to illness, doctor’s appointments, scheduled closures, or other, it is important to keep the Division of Regulated Child Care informed.

Please get ready to Save the Date for our Annual Family Child Care Conference! This is our conference that we host JUST for Family Child Care Programs across the state of Kentucky. If you want to network with other Family Child Care Programs, complete some training hours, and attend a Fantastic Awards Ceremony, save the date and check back in for when Registration goes live! See you in Covington!

In addition, the WKU Family Child Care Network is still offering by request training. 

If you contact our main office at 270-745-2216, we can set you up with one of our trainers to help get a training that suits your and your programs needs.