by aeca | Oct 15, 2024 | Announcements
The AECA Board nominations process for 2025 is now open through November 15, 2024 at 5:00pm 🗳 Any AECA member interested in serving can read the open position descriptions and complete the online nomination form. You can also go directly to the form by scanning this...
by aeca | Sep 27, 2024 | Announcements, Conference
Click the picture above to watch the video or click this link. You can read the full transcript below. Hi! It’s Natasha Kile, your AECA President – and Crosby – and Crosby! And we want to tell you why you should attend the AECA Conference this year....
by aeca | Sep 1, 2024 | Announcements, Conference
Hey y’all! Can you believe it is September already? We here at AECA are so excited that our conference is next month. We hope you will join us. Here is a sneak peek of what you have to look forward to! The theme of this year’s conference is Linking Hearts &...
by aeca | Aug 20, 2024 | Advocacy, Announcements, Conference
Shaneil “PJ” Yarbrough, immediate Past President of AECA, is hoping you won’t sleep on this opportunity to help children across Arkansas. Currently, there are 3,544 children in foster care as of July 2024. Donated pajamas will benefit foster children...
by aeca | Aug 1, 2024 | WAGE$
In our first two years, Step Up to WAGE$ has paid approximately $8,261,951.50 to 2390 early childhood educators across the state of Arkansas! Qualifying Participants included: Teachers: 966Asst. Teachers: 643Directors/Asst. Directors: 198FCC: 11Floaters/Aides: 61Home...
by aeca | Aug 1, 2024 | Announcements
Hey y’all! Happy August! For some, the summer months are a time to relax, recoup, and regenerate. However, for many, this time means organizing and providing days full of fun learning experiences that support children’s development and successful preparation for...
by aeca | Jul 16, 2024 | Announcements, T.E.A.C.H.
We are excited to welcome our new staff member, Emily Lynn! We are excited to welcome our new staff member, Emily! She is our newest T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Counselor Specialist. You can find out more about our T.E.A.C.H. Program here. Here is more info about Emily,...
by aeca | Jul 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
It is just astounding we have received over 150 new scholarship applications for fall! For the first time in our program, we have had to use a waiting list because of the maximum number of students our colleges can realistically enroll and the number of scholars our...
by aeca | Jul 1, 2024 | Announcements
Hey y’all! Happy July! Recently, the Annie E. Casey Foundation published their annual KIDS COUNT Data Book. The Data Book provides a detailed picture of how children are faring in the United States, ranking states on overall child well-being and across four major...
by aeca | Jun 6, 2024 | Announcements
The SECA Board of Directors has opened the nominations process for this year’s awards. Please send all nominations to Paul Lazenby paul@arkansasearlychildhood.org no later than Friday, June 28 so we can forward them to SECA before the deadlines below. A letter...
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