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...
by aeca | Feb 1, 2023 | Announcements
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...
by aeca | Jan 30, 2023 | Advocacy
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...
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