Will you help stand up for child care with AECA?

Do you have just five minutes? ⏰ The child care system faces serious challenges as communities continue to respond to the pandemic, racial injustice, and lack of federal funding. Program closures persist, in part because it remains difficult to recruit, retain and...

Geania Dickey Recognized

Malvern’s Geania Dickey was recognized by The Communications Group as newest Women In Industry inductee! The Communications Group (ComGroup), a full-service marketing and PR firm based in Little Rock, continues the agency’s weekly series, Women In Industry (WIN),...

Welcome Laura!

We are excited to welcome our new staff member, Laura House! She is our new Step Up to WAGE$ Program Manager. She will be presenting a free session at our upcoming AECA Conference in October about our education-based wage supplement plan that is available to teaching...

Are you our next Storyteller?

What are you doing this summer for YOU? ☀️ If you want to feel:⚡️refreshed⚡️recharged⚡️inspired⚡️connected with other early childhood professionals …then we have just the thing! AECA has teamed up with A State Childhood Services & The Yarn to offer a second cohort...

Arkansas Children’s Week – April 2–8, 2022

During the annual celebration of Arkansas Children’s Week, the public is urged to consider the needs of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs that meet those needs.In Arkansas, 2 out of 3 children under age 5 live in homes...

April AECA Update

Happy April! And welcome to our next focus for the next quarter of 2022 – Equity! We will spend the next three months talking about how we as early childhood professionals can: 1⃣ Promote equal opportunity for all – regardless of appearance, beliefs, or...

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