River Valley 2023 Board Elections

The River Valley Early Childhood Association board is looking for nominations for their 2023 open positions! Please fill out this form if you are interested or share with anyone who you think might be a good fit. You have to be a current AECA member in order to apply....

NWAECA 2023 Board Elections

The Northwest Arkansas Early Childhood Association (NWAECA) board is looking for nominations for their 2023 open positions! This year they have the following positions available: Vice President of Communications Member-at-large – Washington County Please check...

AECA Board Nominations 2023

We are looking for new board members! We are opening up our AECA Board Nominations for 2023. With a mission dedicated to serving the early childhood profession in Arkansas, we seek a Board that includes individuals working in a variety of capacities for early...

Welcome Tamara!

We are excited to welcome our new staff member, Tamara Edmond! She is our new Step Up to Wage$ Counselor Specialist. You can find out more about our Step Up to Wage$ Program here. Here is more info about Tamara, you can contact her at...

Welcome Karen!

We are excited to welcome our new staff member, Karen Lowry! She is our new T.E.A.C.H. Administrative Assistant. You can find out more about our T.E.A.C.H. program here. Here is more info about Karen, you can contact her at karen@arkansasearlychildhood.org. Karen...

Step Up to WAGE$ Arkansas

Some of you may have already heard about the Step Up to WAGE$ Arkansas program which will be launched this fall. We have received lots of calls so far. For those of you who do not know what it is, Step Up to WAGE$ is a stipend-based wage supplement plan that pays...

Welcome Elizabeth!

We are excited to welcome our new staff member, Elizabeth Miller! She is a new T.E.A.C.H. Counseling Specialist. You can find out more about our T.E.A.C.H. program here. Here is more info about Elizabeth, you can contact her at elizabeth@arkansasearlychildhood.org....

Celebrating Graduates of the T.E.A.C.H Scholarship

Kelsey Morris – Completed her CDA from ASU Beebe Sarah Key and Bailee Evans – Both scholars graduated with their A.A.S degrees – ASU Beebe and both scholars are going on the complete their bachelor’s degree. Sponsoring Program Early Impressions Childcare. Thank you...

Will you help stand up for child care with AECA?

Do you have just five minutes? ⏰ The child care system faces serious challenges as communities continue to respond to the pandemic, racial injustice, and lack of federal funding. Program closures persist, in part because it remains difficult to recruit, retain and...

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