Learn to Play, Play to Learn

We’re thrilled to share more about, “Learn to Play, Play to Learn,” – AECA’s focus for 2023! Our logo is aligned with the Arkansas Child Development and Early Learning Standards (Arkansas CDELS) Birth through 60 Months. The Arkansas CDELS document is available...

Let Your Heart Be Heard: Digital Campaign Update!

Last month we launched our Let Your Heart Be Heard Campaign. Thank you to everyone who already sent in some hearts for our state leaders. We are excited for them to hear your message! We know that February 14th is a big day in many of our programs so we have designed...

Congratulations T.E.A.C.H. scholar, Kelsy!

Today we are celebrating another one of our T.E.A.C.H. scholars, Kelsy Bennett! Kelsy made the Dean’s List at Harding University last semester (here she is pictured with her official letter!). Only students who have earned at least a 3.65 grade point average on...

T.E.A.C.H. Graduates!

AECA invites you to join us in celebrating two of our T.E.A.C.H. graduates – Sondra Brown and Kayla Flowers 🥳️ Sondra graduated in the spring of 2022 with her associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Arkansas Community College at...

Let Your Heart Be Heard

Hello AECA members, colleagues and friends! We hope you saw our post on Tuesday giving you some details about the upcoming Kids Count Day at the Capitol – February 14th, Valentine’s Day! We know that February 14th is a big day in many of our programs so we have...

Kids Count Day at the Capitol

Hello AECA members, colleagues and friends! I am writing to you today to share about a wonderful opportunity for our profession that is coming up soon. AECA has long been an active member of the Kids Count Coalition. Every other year during the legislative session,...

Welcome Michelle!

We are excited to welcome our new staff member, Michelle Dowdy! She is our new Step Up to Wage$ Counselor. You can find out more about our Step Up to Wage$ Program here. Here is more info about Michelle, you can contact her at michelle@arkansasearlychildhood.org....

Giving Tuesday 2022

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Members of AECA and other Arkansas supporters of early childhood education are transforming children and families across the...

T.E.A.C.H. and WAGE$ Presentations

Check out our T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship Counselor Specialist, Kawai Mullen and our Step Up to Wage$ Counselor Specialist, Tamara Edmond presenting at The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville for Child Care Aware last Saturday. They shared information...

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