by aeca | Jun 6, 2021 | Announcements
Arkansas will receive $464,955,451 through the American Rescue Plan (ARP). This is pandemic recovery funding that our state child care system can use through 2024. Combining that with the usual CCDF funding, we will have $727 million to spend over the next three...
by aeca | Jun 5, 2021 | Announcements
YOU ARE AN EXPERT. Tell us your #1 priority for spending $727 MILLION over the next 3 years. Review the state’s drafted budget and AECA’s recommendations: https://arkansasearlychildhood.org/…/how-would-you-spend-7…/ Share this poll with other key players...
by aeca | Jun 4, 2021 | Announcements
This week state budget planners need to hear from YOU, the dedicated workforce supporting families and children. The state will have a huge bump in child care funding ($727 million!) for the next 3 years. In yesterday’s post, we suggested this is a great time to...
by aeca | Jun 3, 2021 | Announcements
In our previous blog, we mentioned Arkansas will receive $727 MILLION for child care in the next 3 years. The state drafts a spending plan. Then they ask for public comment before finalizing the plan. That’s where YOU come in. If they have plans that will work...
by aeca | Jun 3, 2021 | Announcements
The South Carolina Early Childhood Association and The Southern Early Childhood Association are partnering to host a joint (regional and state) conference on February 3-5, 2022 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. The theme of the conference is...
by aeca | Jun 2, 2021 | Announcements
Every three years, the state of Arkansas decides how to use federal money from the Child Care Development Fund (CCDBG) This is the money that provides child care assistance to families (vouchers) and quality improvements like professional development and supports for...
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