by aeca | Mar 3, 2023 | Guest Bloggers
“No!” “You can’t make me!” “I can’t do it!” “It’s never going to be ok!” If these phrases sound familiar, you might have a young child in your life. Regulating emotions is a struggle for most young kids as they have yet to learn a constructive way to handle the...
by aeca | Mar 2, 2023 | Guest Bloggers
An anonymous quote says, “Children who aren’t held accountable for their choices grow up to be adults who believe they can do nothing wrong.” As loving parents and teachers, we want our kids to grow up knowing that their choices matter, that their actions...
by aeca | Mar 1, 2023 | Guest Bloggers
Love. Lots of people are thinking and talking about love in the month of February. We might love our spouse, our parents, our best friend, our kids, and mashed potatoes – each one evoking different feelings and actions. As an early childhood educator, and a mom...
by aeca | Feb 16, 2023 | Advocacy, Announcements
We did it! We showed up and we clearly represented Arkansas children and families, programs and centers and our profession WELL! I want to share a few moments that I will not forget! Our day began in the beautiful Rotunda where we heard inspiring, motivating yet...
by aeca | Feb 13, 2023 | Advocacy
We hope that you had fun creating Valentines with your little ones and we are excited to share them at Kids Count Day at the Capitol tomorrow, February 14! If you missed the opportunity to send us Valentines, you can still participate via social media! ️❤️️ Ideas for...
by aeca | Feb 13, 2023 | Advocacy
YOU DID IT! ❤️️🥳️💙 AECA is proud to announce that we have received Valentine’s from all over Arkansas! We spent the weekend packing them up to deliver to our state leaders tomorrow at Kids Count Day at the Capitol! We also were very lucky to have a special...
by aeca | Feb 9, 2023 | Advocacy
House Bill 1158 is of vital importance to the early childhood workforce. This legislation would incentivize quality across the early education sector by implementing refundable tax credits AND take a step in the right direction in addressing the gap in compensation...
by aeca | Feb 9, 2023 | Advocacy, Announcements
House Bill proposes to help improve child care sector, in turn benefiting Arkansas’s workforce at large Half of Arkansas’s children are in non-parental care at least 10 hours per week. Before kindergarten, many will spend 11,500 hours in child care and pre-K....
by aeca | Feb 9, 2023 | Advocacy
If you missed our information Zoom sessions this week, or if you just want to know more about how to Let Your Heart Be Heard and HB 1158, you can catch the recording here. If you would prefer to have the audio, you can listen here. As always, all of the resources...
by aeca | Feb 2, 2023 | Advocacy, Announcements
✅ Do you think you should get paid wages that are worthy of the brain building work you do as a high-quality early care and education provider? ✅ Do you wish that the ‘powers that be’ understood the long-term challenges early childhood...
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