by aeca | May 7, 2020 | Announcements
By Tony Holt, Doug Thompson, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Half of the state’s child care providers and all of its public schools remained closed Wednesday as government and private business seek to revive the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, state figures...
by aeca | May 7, 2020 | Announcements
By Alexis Wainwright, KARK Fox 16 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Early Childhood Association has stepped in to ask for support during this pandemic. More than half of the nearly 2,000 early childhood programs are still open and operating during the virus outbreak...
by aeca | May 2, 2020 | Announcements
In the state of Arkansas, there are around 2,000 child care providers, but because of coronavirus repercussions, only about half are still open. In order to combat common issues like declining enrollment and a lack of access to cleaning supplies, medical equipment and...
by aeca | May 1, 2020 | Announcements
By Sarah Campbell-Miller, Arkansas Business Look What I Can Do Learning Center in Brookland (Craighead County) has seen a sharp decline in enrollment, the result of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the EF-3 tornado that tore through the community in late March. Before...
by aeca | Apr 28, 2020 | Announcements
By Max Brantley, Arkansas Times Licensed child care centers that don’t receive state assistance sent out a call for help from the state today. In a news release, the Arkansas Early Childhood Association said about half the state’s 2,000 child care providers...
by aeca | Mar 20, 2020 | Announcements
Please visit our dedicated Covid-19 page for all the latest information in AECA’s response to this crisis. Thank you. www.arkansasearlychildhood.org/covid19
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